2005 Tajik parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 27 February and 13 March, 2005.[1][2] The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan, headed by President Emomali Rahmonov, won a 41-seat majority in the 63-seat Assembly of Representatives.

Independent election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) monitored the election at the request of the Tajik government.[3] According to the mission's final report:

"The 2005 parliamentary elections in Tajikistan failed to meet many of the key OSCE commitments for democratic elections contained in the 1990 Copenhagen Document, and they were also not conducted fully in accordance with domestic law. Although some efforts were made to improve the legislative and administrative framework for democratic elections, a commensurate effort to ensure effective implementation was largely lacking. Therefore, despite some improvement over previous elections, large-scale irregularities were evident, particularly on [e]lection day."

Results

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PartyNationalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
People's Democratic Party1,666,90949352
Communist Party of Tajikistan395,534404
Islamic Renaissance Party259,224202
Democratic Party000
Social Democratic Party000
Socialist Party of Tajikistan000
Independents505
Total60363
Valid votes2,831,72497.57191,96898.75
Invalid/blank votes70,5922.432,4231.25
Total votes2,902,316100.00194,391100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,134,66692.59217,67289.30
Source: IPU, IFES

References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005". Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  2. ^ "Tajikistan Wraps Up Parliamentary Elections". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ^ Pala, Christopher (2005-03-01). "Lopsided Win Is Seen in Tajikistan". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-13.