The Democratic Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan founded in August 1990 by Mahmadruzi Iskandarov. Along with the other Tajik opposition parties, it was banned from July 1993 to August 1999.
Under the 30% quota provided by the Peace Agreement that concluded the Tajikistani Civil War, some party members were appointed to governmental and administrative posts. Iskandarov, who had been party chairman since its resumption in 1999, headed the state gas monopoly Tajikgaz from 2001 to 2003.
The party received no seats in the legislative elections held on 27 February and 13 March 2005, but percentages are not available. The party boycotted the 2006 Presidential election. On 15 April 2005, the party founder Mahmadruzi Iskandarov was taken by Russian security agencies, which has been considered illegal, in the town of Korolyov, andKarinna Moskalenko: "The ordinary person is at the centre of our concerns" by Vera Vasilieva, Human Rights in Russia, 23 December 2010Judgement in case of "Iskandarov vs. Russia", Application no. 17185/05 – European Court of Human Rights, 23 September 2010 flown to Tajikistan and sentenced there to 23 years in jail. Following this, Saidjafar Usmonzoda was elected as the party's new leader.United States Department of State
On 14 June 2024, Usmonzoda was arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government and subsequently sentenced to 27 years in prison.https://www.rferl.org/a/tajik-lawmaker-detained-coup-government/32992858.html
Election results
Presidential elections ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result2013Saidjafar Ismanov36,5731.02%Lost
Assembly of Representatives elections ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult2000Mahmadruzi Iskandarov94,9633.55% 0 4th2005 0 4th2010Saidjafar Usmonzoda33,6571.03% 0 6th2015 1 6th2020216,5265.18% 0 5th2025Shahboz Abror237,5365.11% 0 5th
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