Rahmon called his policy “correct and far-sighted”

In his congratulatory message on the 31st anniversary of state independence, the president highly praised the form and structure of the statehood he established.

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On September 8, Emomali Rahmon delivered a congratulatory message on the 31st anniversary of state independence, where he emphasized that “the form and structure of our state are the right and far-sighted choice.”

Emomali Rahmon, who during his nearly 30 years of leadership has gradually changed the form of governance in Tajikistan from clan-based to family-based, noted: “The accumulated experience and events occurring today in the modern world once again prove that the form and structure of our state are the right and far-sighted choice, and this idea itself has become one of the main foundations of peaceful life in society.”

The President of Tajikistan stated that “the rapid disarmament and the renewal of the ‘cold war’, problems related to climate change and the spread of infectious diseases, urge us to actively participate in the implementation of national strategic goals.”

While the president boasts of the “right and far-sighted” choice of governance, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights constantly notes “systemic violations of fundamental political rights and freedoms,” the absence of “real political alternatives,” and other factors “that cast doubt on the integrity and credibility of elections.”

Moreover, as experts point out, over the past 10 years, the elimination of opposition parties and figures from the political arena, the detention and arrest of representatives of the intelligentsia and journalists, violations of the right to freedom of speech, and the complete monopolization of power and state wealth by one family have transformed Emomali Rahmon’s government from semi-democratic to dictatorial.

Tajikistan officially declared its independence from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on September 9, 1991. Today, Tajikistan has diplomatic and friendly relations with 180 countries around the world and is a full member of 57 international and regional organizations.