Tajikistani presidential election, 2006
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The 2006
presidential election in Tajikistan
was held on November 6.
The candidates were:
President Emomali Rakhmonov won a third term in office by capturing more than 79% of the total vote.
The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
, the Democratic Party
, and the Social Democratic Party
all boycotted the elections. These parties criticise the electoral apparatus as unreliable, and do not accept the constitutional changes which allow President Rakhmanov to seek continued office. A rally by opposition parties was broken up. According to the BBC, none of the four candidates opposing Rahmonov have publicly criticised him, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has said that "[n]o signs of a competitive campaign have been observed thus far"
CIS election monitors observed the election. CIS monitors also observed the 2005 parliamentary elections, which were overwhelmingly won by the People's Democratic Party — the CIS monitors declared the elections "legal, free and transparent", while the OSCE condemned them, and the election has been called "flawed and unfair but peaceful."
Elections in 2006
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presidential election in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
was held on November 6.
The candidates were:
- Emomali RahmonovEmomali RahmonovEmomalii Rahmon has served as the head of state of the Republic of Tajikistan since 1992, under the position of President since 1994.-Biography:...
— the incumbent, and a member of the dominant People's Democratic Party of TajikistanPeople's Democratic Party of TajikistanThe People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan. It is the ruling party, and is led by Emomalii Rahmon, the current President of Tajikistan. At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005 , the party won 74% of the popular vote and 52 out of 63 seats...
. Constitutional provisions which would bar Rahmonov from seeking further terms have been controversially removed. - Abduhalim GhafforovAbduhalim GhafforovAbduhalim Ghafforov was a presidential candidate in the Tajik presidential election, 2006, representing the Socialist Party.He is an Education Ministry official, who leads the officially registered Socialist Party of Tajikistan.-References:...
— registered as representing the Socialist PartySocialist Party (Tajikistan)The Socialist Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan. The party was founded on 15 June 1996, and registered on 6 August the same year. The party publishes Ittixod . The chairman of the party, Safarali Kendzhaev, was assassinated in Dushanbe in 1999...
, although this is not the original Socialist Party — that party has been denied registration. - Amir QoraqulovAmir QoraqulovAmir Qoraqulov was a presidential candidate in the Tajik presidential election, 2006, representing the Agrarian Party.-References:...
— Agrarian PartyAgrarian Party (Tajikistan)The Agrarian Party is a political party in Tajikistan. The chief of the APT is Amir Burievich Qaroqulov. The Agrarian Party of Tajikistan has nominated 22 candidates for parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 February 2010....
. - Olimjon Boboyev — Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan.
- Ismoil TalbakovIsmoil TalbakovIsmoil Talbakov was a presidential candidate in Tajikistan's 2006 presidential election, representing the Communist Party.-References:...
— Communist Party of TajikistanCommunist Party of TajikistanThe Communist Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan.At the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005, the party won 13.97% of the popular vote and 4 out of 63 seats....
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President Emomali Rakhmonov won a third term in office by capturing more than 79% of the total vote.
The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan is an Islamist political party in Tajikistan. It is the only legal Islamist party in Central Asia...
, the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Tajikistan)
The Democratic Party is a Liberal, pro-market political party in Tajikistan.The party received no seats in the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005, but percentages are not available. The party boycotted the 2006 Presidential election....
, and the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Tajikistan)
The Social Democratic Party is a centre-left political party in Tajikistan.The results at the last legislative elections, 27 February and 13 March 2005, are not available. The party boycotted the 2006 Presidential election....
all boycotted the elections. These parties criticise the electoral apparatus as unreliable, and do not accept the constitutional changes which allow President Rakhmanov to seek continued office. A rally by opposition parties was broken up. According to the BBC, none of the four candidates opposing Rahmonov have publicly criticised him, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe has said that "[n]o signs of a competitive campaign have been observed thus far"
CIS election monitors observed the election. CIS monitors also observed the 2005 parliamentary elections, which were overwhelmingly won by the People's Democratic Party — the CIS monitors declared the elections "legal, free and transparent", while the OSCE condemned them, and the election has been called "flawed and unfair but peaceful."