The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT; ) has been the dominant and ruling party of Tajikistan since 2000. Founded in 1994 by Abdulmajid Dostiev as the People's Party of Tajikistan, the seat of the party is located in the Palace of Unity in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Since April 1998, the leader of the party has been the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
A centre-right party, its stated aims are creating a "sovereign, democratic, secular, socially-oriented and unitary state with a stable economy". The statute also refers to "hopes for improving the well-being of society, protecting the interests of citizens, regardless of their social status, nationality or religious preferences". The party is authoritarian.
International cooperation
The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has bilateral cooperation with foreign political parties including the Russia's ruling party United Russia, with the ruling Amanat in Kazakhstan, with the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, and with the Chinese Communist Party.
Party newspaper The party newspaper of the PDPT is Minbari Khalq (People's Tribune), published in Tajik, Russian and Uzbek languages twice a week, with a circulation of approximately 30,000 copies. Additionally, the party publishes socio-political magazines, including Mehvar and other magazines.
Election results
Presidential elections ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result1994Emomali Rahmon1,434,43759.5%Elected 19992,749,90897.6%Elected 20062,419,19279.3%Elected 20133,023,75483.92%Elected 20203,837,92792.07%Elected
Assembly of Representatives elections ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult1995Emomali RahmonNew2nd20001,741,54065.1% 31 1st20051,666,90958.9% 16 1st20102,321,43671.0% 2 1st20152,472,26262.5% 3 1st20202,139,741 51.2% 4 1st20252,435,541 52.5% 2 1st
References
External links Official website