Tadschikistan Profil Regierung

Name: Dushanbe

geographische Koordinaten: 38 33 N, 68 46 E

Zeitunterschied: UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

9 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Unabhängigkeit (or National Day), 9 September (1991)

history: several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994

amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or by at least one third of the total membership of both houses of the Supreme Assembly; adoption of any amendment requires a referendum, which includes approval of the president or approval by at least two-thirds majority of the Assembly of Representatives; passage in a referendum requires participation of an absolute majority of eligible voters and an absolute majority of votes; constitutional articles, including Tajikistan’s form of government, its territory, and its democratic nature, cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2016 (2017)

18 Jahre; universal

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Emomali RAHMON (seit dem 6 November 1994; head of state and Supreme Assembly chairman seit dem 19 November 1992)

Regierungschef: Prime Minister Qohir RASULZODA (seit dem 23 November 2013)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly

elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term for a maximum of two terms; however, as the "Leader of the Nation" Staatspräsident RAHMON can run an unlimited number of times; election last held on 6 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON (PDPT) 83.9%, Ismoil TALBAKOV (CPT) 5%, other 11.1%