At Stake in this Election: 

• All 63 seats in the Tajikistani House of Representatives. 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Emomali RAHMON (since 16 November 1994) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Qohir RASULZODA (since 23 November 2013) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Маҷлиси Олии) with a 33-seat National Assembly (Маҷлиси миллии) and a 63-seat House of Representatives (Маҷлиси Намояндагони) 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote and may serve up to two terms of seven years each. 

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. 

• In the National Assembly, 25 members are indirectly elected by subnational assemblies and an additional 8 members are appointed the President. All 33 members serve 5-year terms without term limits. 

• In the House of Representatives, 41 members are directly elected by absolute majority vote in single-seat constituencies, and an additional 22 members are directly elected via a closed-list proportional representation system. All 63 members serve 5-year terms without term limits. 

Last Election: 

In the 2020 legislative election, the People’s Democratic Party won a majority with 47 seats. Five other parties also won seats, and voter turnout was 86%. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 16 January 2025 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• People’s Democratic Party / Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон (ҲХДТ) 

• Leader: Emomali RAHMON 

• Seats won in last election: 47 out of 63 seats 

• Agrarian Party of Tajikistan / Ҳизби аграрии Тоҷикистон 

• Leader: Rustam LATIFZODA 

• Seats won in last election: 7 out of 63 seats 

• Party of Economic Reforms / Ҳизби ислоҳоти иқтисодии Тоҷикистон (ҲИИТ) 

• Leader: Rustam QUDRATOV 

• Seats won in last election: 5 out of 63 seats 

• Democratic Party / Демократическая партия Таджикистана 

• Leader: Saidjafar USMONZODA 

• Seats won in last election: 1 out of 63 seats 

• Socialist Party / Ҳизби Сотсиалистии Тоҷикистон 

• Leader: Abduhalim GHAFAROV 

• Seats won in last election: 1 out of 63 seats 

• Communist Party / Ҳизби коммунистии Тоҷикистон 

• Leader: Miroj ABDULLOYEV 

• Seats won in last election: 1 out of 63 seats 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 10,389,800 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 4,929,128 (2020 est.) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 5,288,460 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 26 October 1993 

• Gender Quota: No 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 17 out of 63 (27%) in the Assembly of Representatives and 8 out of 31 (26%) in the National Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.679, Medium, Rank 126 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 40 (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 22 March 2018 

• Projected population with a disability: 1,662,368 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• ElectionJudgments: Yes, 1 resource