CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISION PREPARES FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS

                 Dushanbe, May 26. (NIAT "Khovar", Marziya Saidova). — A series of normative documents regulating procedures of future elections was adopted at the session of Tajikistan's Commission for Elections and Referenda that was held in Dushanbe.                  Members of the Commission endorsed, among others, the Regulations concerning the order of participation of domestic and foreign observers, trusted persons of candidates nominated by political parties and representatives of mass media in the process of elections of Majlisi Namoyandagon (the Lower House of the Tajik Parliament) and local councils of people's deputies. The text of the Regulations published in Tajik, Russian and English in 10,000 copies will be distributed among 3,500 constituencies of the country.                 The parliamentary and municipal elections in Tajikistan are to be held in February, 2010.