Supreme Assembly (Tajikistan)

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Supreme Assembly
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Assembly of Representatives National Assembly
Seats	96 members (63 and 33)
Meeting place
Dushanbe
Website
www.parlament.tj

Tajikistan

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The Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), Tajikistan's parliament, has two chambers:

Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi namoyandagon), the lower chamber with 63 members elected for a five-year term, 22 by proportional representation and 41 in single-seat constituencies.^[1] The previous Chairman of Majlisi namoyandagon Saydullo Khayrulloyev was elected on 27 March 2000.^[2] He was succeeded by Shukurjon Zuhurov on March 16, 2010.
National Assembly (Majlisi milli), the upper chamber with 33 members, 25 elected for a five-year term by deputies of local majlisi and 8 appointed by the president.^[3] The current Chairman of Majlisi milli is Mahmadsaid Ubaydulloyev from April 17, 2000.^[4]

The bicameral legislature was introduced in the September 1999 constitution. Prior to that Tajikistan had a unicameral legislature.

2010 Parliamentary election

**Summary of the 28 February 2010 Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan	2,321,436	71.04	55
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan	268,096	8.20	2
Communist Party of Tajikistan	229,080	7.01	2
Agrarian Party of Tajikistan	166,935	5.11	2
Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan	165,324	5.06	2
Others Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan Democratic Party of Tajikistan Socialist Party of Tajikistan	116,796	3.58	—
Total (turnout 90.84%)	3,267,667	100.00	63
Registered voters	3,621,174
Source: IPU PARLINE

The current chairman of Majlisi namyandagon is Shukurjon Zuhurov

**Summary of the 27 February and 13 March 2005 Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan election results**
Parties		Votes 1st round	%	Seats
People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (Hizbi Demokrati-Khalkii Tojikston)		1,666,909	64.51	49
Communist Party of Tajikistan (Hizbi Kommunistīi Tojikston)		533,066	20.63	4
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (Nahzati Islomi Tojikiston)		193,532	7.48	2
Others	Democratic Party (Hizbi Demokrati)	190,412	7,36	N/A
	Justice Party (Hizb Adolatkhoh)			N/A
	Socialist Party (Hizbi Sotsialistīi Tojikston)			N/A
	Other parties			-
	Non-partisans (pro-HDKT)			5
Total (turnout %)		2,583,919		63
Registered voters		2,771,528
Source: IFES, Angus Reid en Eurasia.org

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