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Tajikistan: More women needed in politics
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-05-30 06:07
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Female representatives from all registered political parties in Tajikistan who took part in the Human Dimension Seminar held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on 18-20 May 2011 in Warsaw, issued a joint statement outlining a strategy for boosting women's participation in politics in their country.
The seminar marked the first time that all political parties, including the ruling party, agreed on a common goal for increasing the number of women politicians. Their strategy highlights the importance of increasing the number of women in politics. It also creates a working group with rotating chairpersons composed of female representatives from all political parties that is to meet monthly. In addition, it establishes women's groups inside each political party.
Election: Tajikistan
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2010-01-22 08:36
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Tajikistan
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The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term. In the National Assembly (Majlisi Milliy), 34 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 5-year terms. Of these, 25 are selected by local deputies and 8 are appointed by the president, while 1 seat is reserved for the former president.
In the Assembly of Representatives (Majlisi Namoyandagon), 22 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system and 41 members are elected by majority vote in single-member constituencies. All members serve 5-year terms.
Tajikistan: Islamic Party Leader In Tajikistan Says He Supports Secular System
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2009-09-17 00:48
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Tajikistan's Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP), the only officially registered Islamic party in Central Asia, wants to boost its two-seat presence in the Tajik parliament in the next elections, scheduled for February 2010. To achieve that goal, the party is seeking to shrug off its old image of a conservative rural party, recruiting many women and young technocrats.
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UNIFEM Annual Report 2007–2008
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Gender Equality for Development Effectiveness
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Drafting Gender-Aware Legislation: How to Promote and Protect Gender Equality in CEE and CIS
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