Tajikistan: Registration of candidates for parliament and local legislatures ends today, ASIA-Plus (2010)

The article writes that by February 8, the final day of candidate registration for parliament and local legislatures (regional, city and district Majlis), 150 candidates have registered to run for the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) in 41 single-mandate constituencies. The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) has 63 members, who are directly elected for a period of 5 years. 22 are elected through a proportional, party list system from a single, countrywide constituency. To win seats, parties must pass a five percent threshold. The remaining 41 members are elected from single-mandate constituencies under a majoritarian system

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