Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan

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The Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan is the lower house of the country’s bicameral national parliament, responsible for drafting and passing legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
approves prime minister’s program and government composition (in part, jointly with other bodies)
canInitiateLegislation yes
capitalCity Dushanbe
chamberOf bicameral parliament
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Tajikistan
constitutionalStatus constitutional body
constitutionalSystem presidential republic
country Tajikistan
createdBy Constitutional amendments of 1999
electoralCycle regular elections every five years
electorate citizens of Tajikistan
establishedInYear 1999
hasRole representation of the population in the national legislature
houseType lower house
jurisdiction Tajikistan
surface form: Republic of Tajikistan
languageUsed Tajik language
surface form: Tajik
legislativeFunction approving the state budget
drafting laws
oversight of the executive branch
passing legislation
ratifying international treaties
legislatureOf Tajikistan
meetsIn Dushanbe
meetsInBuilding Parliament building in Dushanbe
minimumAgeOfMembers 25 years
nativeNameLanguage Tajik language
surface form: Tajik
numberOfMembers 63
otherChamber Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
oversightMechanism parliamentary hearings
questioning of government officials
parliamentaryChamberOf Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
partOf Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
passes codes and basic legislative acts of Tajikistan
state budget laws
predecessor Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR
surface form: Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan
termLength 5 years
votingSystem mixed electoral system
party‑list proportional representation
single‑member constituencies

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Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan hasPart Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan
Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan hasPart Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan chamberLower Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan
National Assembly hasChamber Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan
subject surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
National Assembly coexistsWith Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan
subject surface form: National Assembly of Tajikistan
Assembly of Representatives alsoKnownAs Assembly of Representatives of Tajikistan
this entity surface form: Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Republic of Tajikistan