Emomali Rahmon boasted about his achievements on Constitution Day

The President of Tajikistan praised his achievements and criticized the opposition at a ceremonial meeting in honor of the Constitution of Tajikistan.

On November 6, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon participated in and spoke at a ceremonial meeting marking the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Tajikistan.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan,

The President of Tajikistan praised himself and criticized his opponents in his speech today.

During his speech, he mentioned the Constitution at least 77 times. He boasted about his achievements over the past 32 years and attributed the Independence of Tajikistan to himself.

“It was state independence, as the most valuable and sacred life wealth of the people of Tajikistan, that laid the foundation for the adoption of the Constitution in 1994,” Rahmon stated.

Rahmon criticized the leadership of the country at that time for having changed two presidents and five governments in one year.

“The people of Tajikistan remember well that in the early 90s of the last century, that is, at the beginning of independence, the existing Constitution and laws were violated, the activities of state authorities were paralyzed, and chaos and lawlessness reigned in the country,” Rahmon noted.

Emomali Rahmon himself acknowledged that before he came to power, there was already an existing Constitution in Tajikistan, but since some of its articles and provisions were not in his favor and for the continuation of his power, the draft Constitution was adopted in a nationwide referendum in 1994.

Also, years later, Rahmon realized that some articles and provisions of the adopted Constitution were still not in his interests, and he made several amendments and changes to the Constitution. Thus, in 1999, 2003, and 2016, new changes and amendments to the Constitution were adopted at subsequent “nationwide referendums.”