Three representatives of Tajikistan to monitor parliamentary elections in Russia

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- Ms. Galiya Rabiyeva, deputy of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament, will observe Russian’s parliamentary elections scheduled for December 4.

Muhammadato Sultonov, a spokesman for the Majlisi Namoyandagon, says that during her stay in Moscow, MP Rabiyeva will also hold meetings with representatives of Tajik Diaspora and Tajik labor migrants working in the Russian Federation.

According to the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), two representatives of the CCER, namely Olim Yormatov and Parvina Rasoulova will also monitor the parliamentary elections in Russia.

Legislative elections will be held in the Russian Federation on December 4, 2011.  At stake will be the 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (the legislature).

The threshold for eligibility to win seats is 7.0 percent.  Party which will receive between 5.0 and 6.0 percent will get 1 seat in Duma and between 6.0 and 7.0 percent will get 2 seats.

All 7 registered political parties were approved to participate in the elections.  Parties which were present in State Duma (United Russia, Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia) are automatically eligible to participate in the elections. Other parties were to present at least 150.000 signatures (with maximum 5000 signatures per region) to Electoral Commission before October 19.