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The 2006 presidential election in Tajikistan was held on November 6.[1]
The candidates were:
President Emomali Rakhmonov won a third term in office by capturing more than 79% of the total vote.[2][3]
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[4]. According to the BBC[5], 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"[6]
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."[7]
Candidates - Nominating parties | Votes | % |
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Emomalii Rahmon - People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan | 79.3 | |
Olimzhon Boboyev - Party of Economic Reform | 6.2 | |
Amir Qoraqulov - Agrarian Party | 5.3 | |
Ismoil Talbakov - Communist Party of Tajikistan | 5.1 | |
Abduhalim Ghafforov - Socialist Party | 2.8 | |
Total | 100.0 | |
Source: Associated Press |
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