Ulugbek Inoyatov Appointed Coordinator of IPA CIS Observer Team at Parliamentary Elections in Republic of Tajikistan

The IPA CIS Observer Team at the elections to the Majlisi namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan to be held on 1 March 2020, was formed. In accordance with the order of Chairperson of the IPA CIS Council, Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Inoyatov was appointed the Team Coordinator.

The Observer Team includes MPs from eight IPA CIS Member Nations: the Azerbaijan Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the representatives of the IPA CIS Council Secretariat headed by Secretary General of the IPA CIS Council Dmitriy Kobitskiy, including IIMDD IPA CIS experts.

During the monitoring, international observers plan to hold meetings with the leaders of the Central Commission on Elections and Referenda of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan and the country's leading political parties.

Directly on the election day, 1 March 2020, IPA CIS observers will monitor the elections at polling stations in Dushanbe, the city of Gissar, Vakhdat, Tursunzoda districts and settlements of the Khatlon region of the Republic of Tajikistan in accordance with individual schedules. In addition, monitoring will be carried out at foreign polling stations in Baku (Azerbaijan Republic), Minsk (Republic of Belarus), Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) and St. Petersburg (Russian Federation).