The Socialist Party of Tajikistan (Russian: Социалистическая партия Таджикистана, romanized: Sotsialisticheskaya partiya Tadzhikistana; Tajik: Ҳизби Сотсиалистии Тоҷикистон, romanized: Hizbi Sotsialistii Tojikiston) is a political party in Tajikistan. The party was founded on 15 June 1996, and registered on 6 August the same year.[1][2][3] The party publishes Ittixod (Иттиход).[4] The chairman of the party, Safarali Kenjayev, was assassinated in Dushanbe in 1999.[5] Prior to his murder, there had been speculations that he might have intended to run for president.[6]
Socialist Party of Tajikistan Ҳизби Сотсиалистии Тоҷикистон | |
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| Leader | Abduhalim Ghafarov |
| Founded | 15 June 1996 |
| Newspaper | Ittixod |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Seats in the Assembly of Representatives | 1 / 63 |
In early 2004, the party was divided, with two groups claiming the name 'Socialist Party of Tajikistan'. One group was led by Abduhalim Ghafarov, a Ministry of Education official, and Kurbon Vosiev, a presidential adviser. The other group was led by Mirhuseyn Narziev. The Ghafarov-led group, which supports the government, obtained the legal registration.[7][8][1]
References
edit- ^ a b [1] Archived 22 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "TDG - Tajikistan Development Gateway". Tajik-gateway.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Евразийский дом - информационно-аналитический портал
- ^ "An Overview Of The Media In Tajikistan". Hrw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ [2] Archived 30 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Eca 20". Hrw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ AVESTA - Tajikistan-online :: The Socialist party to approve its symbols and motto Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Online | Asia-Pacific | Q&A: Tajik election". BBC News. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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