People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan
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The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT; Tajik: Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон, romanized: Hizbi xalqii demokratii Tojikiston; Russian: Народная демократическая партия Таджикистана, romanized: Narodnaya demokraticheskaya partiya Tadzhikistana) has been the dominant and ruling party of Tajikistan since 1994. 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.[1] Since April 1998, the leader of the party has been the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
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People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan Ҳизби халқии демократии Тоҷикистон | |
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Abbreviation | PDPT (English) HXDT (Tajik) NDPT (Russian) |
Leader | Emomali Rahmon |
Founder | Abdulmajid Dostiyev |
Founded | 10 December 1994 (1994-12-10) |
Headquarters | Kohi Vahdat, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Newspaper | Minbari Khalq (People's Tribune) |
Youth wing | Sozandagoni Vatan (Creators of the Motherland) |
Ideology | Tajik nationalism Secularism Statism Authoritarianism |
Colours | Red White Green Orange |
Assembly of Representatives | 47 / 63 |
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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".[2][3] The party stands for a secular state and society and is also considered to be Tajik nationalist, statist and authoritarian.