Country: | Tajikistan |
Previous Election: | 2015 |
Election Date: | 1 March 2020 |
Next Election: | 2025 |
Nopercentage: | yes |
Leader1: | Emomali Rahmon |
Party1: | People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan |
Last Election1: | 51 |
Seats1: | 47 |
Leader3: | Rustam Latifzoda |
Last Election3: | 5 |
Seats3: | 7 |
Leader2: | Rustam Qudratov |
Party2: | Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Seats2: | 5 |
Leader4: | Abduhalim Ghafforov |
Party4: | Socialist |
Last Election4: | 1 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Leader5: | Saidjafar Usmonzoda |
Party5: | Democratic |
Last Election5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Party6: | Communist Party of Tajikistan |
Last Election6: | 2 |
Seats6: | 2 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 1 March 2020.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the ruling People's Democratic Party, which won 47 of the 63 seats. The only opposition party, the Social Democratic Party, received just 0.3% of the vote.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe was critical of the election.[2]
The 63 members of the Assembly of Representatives are elected by two methods: 41 members are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 seats are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[3] Voters cast a single ballot for a candidate in their single-member constituency, with the total votes received across all constituencies used to determine the proportional seats. In each constituency, voter turnout is required to be at least 50% for the election to be declared valid.[4]
A total of 241 candidates contested the elections, 65 for the 22 party-list seats and 176 for the 41 constituency seats.[5]
The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan was unable to participate, having been banned by the authorities over terrorism allegations in 2015.[6]