People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan
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The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) has been the dominant and ruling party of Tajikistan since 2000. Founded in 1994 by Abdulmajid Dostiev as the People's Party of Tajikistan, the seat of the party is located in the Palace of Unity in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Since April 1998, the leader of the party has been the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
According to the party's charter, the PDPT is aimed at creating a "sovereign, democratic, secular, socially-oriented and unitary state with a stable economy". The statute also refers to "hopes for improving the well-being of society, protecting the interests of citizens, regardless of their social status, nationality or religious preferences".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The party stands for a secular state and society and is also considered to be Tajik nationalist, statist and authoritarian.Template:Cn
International cooperation
The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has bilateral cooperation with foreign political parties including the Russia's ruling party United Russia,Template:Citation needed with the ruling Amanat in Kazakhstan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with the ruling New Azerbaijan Party,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and with the Chinese Communist Party.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Party newspaper
The party newspaper of the PDPT is Minbari Khalq (People's Tribune), published in Tajik, Russian and Uzbek languages twice a week, with a circulation of approximately 30,000 copies. Additionally, the party publishes socio-political magazines, including Mehvar and other magazines.Template:Citation needed
Election results
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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| 1994 | Emomali Rahmon | 1,434,437 | 59.5% | Elected Template:Y |
| 1999 | 2,749,908 | 97.6% | Elected Template:Y | |
| 2006 | 2,419,192 | 79.3% | Elected Template:Y | |
| 2013 | 3,023,754 | 83.92% | Elected Template:Y | |
| 2020 | 3,837,927 | 92.07% | Elected Template:Y |
Assembly of Representatives elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
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| 1995 | Emomali Rahmon | Template:Composition bar | New | 2nd | Template:No2 | ||
| 2000 | 1,741,540 | 65.1% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 31 | Template:Increase 1st | Template:Yes2 | |
| 2005 | 1,666,909 | 58.9% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 16 | Template:Steady 1st | Template:Yes2 | |
| 2010 | 2,321,436 | 71.0% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 2 | Template:Steady 1st | Template:Yes2 | |
| 2015 | 2,472,262 | 62.5% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 3 | Template:Steady 1st | Template:Yes2 | |
| 2020 | 2,139,741 | 51.2% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 4 | Template:Steady 1st | Template:Yes2 | |
| 2025 | 2,435,541 | 52.5% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 2 | Template:Steady 1st | Template:Yes2 |