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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Signature requirement (specify requirement) c . Regional distribution requirement f . Other
Comments: City and district organs of political parties propose one candidate for each electoral district, which is located on the territory of city and region.
Political Parties that have nominated list of candidates to deputies of Majlisi namoyandagon in the single all-republican electoral district shall pay registration fees from their account the amount of 200 (two hundred) minimum wage to the account of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda. The registration fees are returned to those parties, who pass the 5% threshold. In all other cases the registration fees of political parties are not returned, but transferred to the republican budget.
The total number of candidates nominated by political parties may not exceed 45% of the total number of seats in the Majlisi namoyandagon.
The candidate must collect not less than 500 signatures of electors from this electoral district for his support. Each voter has to give his signature only to one candidate from the electoral district of his residence. Subscription lists contains surname, name and last name of the candidate and of his/her empowered person, place of residence, series and number of passport or any other document confirming the identity of the empowered person, ordinal numbers, surnames, names and last names of signatories, dates of birth, series and numbers of passports or other document proving the identity of signatories, places of their residence, their signatures and the date of signing.
Source: Constitutional Law On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, amended as of July 26, 2014, article 31.
Verified: 2025/02/18
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence h . Minimum level of education
Comments: Deputy of Majlisi Namoyandagon is elected for the term of five years.
A person, who has attained the age of 25 years and has been the citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan minimum for the last five years, with higher education and a command of state language, can be elected a deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon.
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Majlisi Namoyandagon consists of 63 deputies:
- 65% of the deputies (41 persons) of Majlisi Namoyandagon is elected from single-mandate constituencies.
35% of the deputies (22 persons) of Majlisi Namoyandagon is elected from the nationwide electoral constituency in proportion with the number of votes, which were given to candidates, nominated by political parties.
Source: Constitutional Law On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, amended as of July 26, 2014, article 28.
Verified: 2025/02/18
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
c . In legislative elections (Chamber 1)
Comments: Political parties have the right to nominate candidates and also citizens have the right to self-nominate to the deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon.
Political parties can also nominate persons as candidates, who are not members of political parties.
A candidate to the post of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be nominated by political parties of the republic, which are registered in accordance with the established procedures of Constitutional Law, Federation of Independent Trades Union of Tajikistan, Youth Union of Tajikistan in their congresses and conferences based on their charters, Majlis of people’s deputies of GBAO, Majlis of people’s deputies of oblasts, Majlis of people’s deputies of Dushanbe as well as majlis of deputies’ representatives of Majlises of people’s deputies of districts and towns of the republican subordination. Criteria of representing and procedure of organizing and conducting of Majlis of representatives of people’s deputies Majlises of districts and towns of the republican subordination shall be determined by the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda.
Each political party, Federation of Independent Trades Union of Tajikistan, Youth Union of Tajikistan, Majlis of people’s deputies of GBAO, Majlis of people’s deputies of oblasts, Majlis of people’s deputies of Dushanbe as well as majlis of deputies’ representatives of Majlises of people’s deputies of districts and towns of the republican subordination shall nominate onle one candidate to the post of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan. Decision on nomination of a candidate to the post of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan shall be passed by the majority of votes of total number of political party delegates to congress or conference, Federation of independent Trades Union of Tajikistan, Youth Union of Tajikistan, by the majority of votes of total number of people’s deputies of Majlis of people’s deputies of GBAO, Majlis of people’s deputies of oblasts, Majlis of people’s deputies of Dushanbe as well as by the majority of votes of total number of majlis of deputies’ representatives of Majlises of people’s deputies of districts and towns of the republican subordination. The form of voting shall be determined by the body nominating a candidate to the post of the President. There shall be compiled a protocol on nominating a candidate.
A candidate to the post of the President shall have the support of 5 per cent of citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan who have universal suffrage.
Source: Constitutional Law On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, amended as of July 26, 2014, article 30.
Constitutional Law on the Election of the President, amended as of January 1, 2006, article 24.
Verified: 2025/02/18
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
c . Indirect
Comments: The funds of the political party derive from the following: - introductory and membership dues, if provided in Party's Charter. - voluntary donations; -earnings from conducting lectures, exhibitions and other measures (under Charters); - income from publishing activities and other activities, which are consistent to aims and obligations of the Charter - other incomes, which are not prohibited by laws.
Source: Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Political Parties, art. 12. http://www.icnl.org/research/library/files/Tajikistan/POLITICALPARTIES.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2025/02/18
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments: Political parties are not entitled to direct public funding. Only indirect public funding is regulated.
Source: Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Political Parties, art. 12. http://www.icnl.org/research/library/files/Tajikistan/POLITICALPARTIES.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2025/02/18
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The funds of the political party derive from the following:
- introductory and membership dues, if provided in Party's Charter.
- voluntary donations;
- earnings from conducting lectures, exhibitions and other measures (under Charters);
- income from publishing activities and other activities, which are consistent to aims and obligations of the Charter;
- other incomes, which are not prohibited by laws.
A political party has right to accept material support in form of property or funds from natural persons, enterprises, organizations, public associations, foundations and other nongovernmental legal entities.
Source: Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on Political Parties, art. 12. http://www.icnl.org/research/library/files/Tajikistan/POLITICALPARTIES.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2025/02/18
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