The president’s press service announced the changes on 26 October, Asia-Plus reported. Rahmon sent the Majlisi Namoyandagon, the lower house, Alizoda’s candidacy for chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums and, the same day, a proposal to recall Khudoyorzoda from the post. If confirmed, Alizoda replaces Bakhtiyor Khudoyorzoda, who has chaired the commission for about two decades.
The president also proposed recalling the deputy chairman, Abdujabbor Kodirzoda, and five members of the commission, and electing Jamshed Saidzoda as deputy chairman with five members, two of them, Navruz Samadzoda and Mahfirat Khidirzoda, returning from the outgoing line-up. The reason given for the changes is the expiry of terms of office. All the nominations go to the lower house for approval.
If confirmed, Alizoda replaces Bakhtiyor Khudoyorzoda, who has chaired the commission for about two decades.
Alizoda, who sat on the Commission on National Reconciliation in 1997 to 2000 and in parliament in 2000 to 2001, had been the president’s assistant for legal affairs and his plenipotentiary representative in both chambers since 2019. Both roles pass to Anvar Safarzoda, 41, a doctor of law who had been assistant for social development and public relations since January, when he replaced Abdullo Rahmonzoda.
Before that he headed the department of education, culture and information in the president’s executive office. Who takes his former post is not yet known, Asia-Plus writes.
The last presidential election was held in 2020 and the parliamentary election in 2025. The next presidential vote is expected in 2027.
On the same day Rahmon received the newly appointed deputy ministers of justice, finance, economic development and trade, and education and science, and deputy heads of several committees and agencies, appointed to posts for digitalisation, and told them, in the Russian text Asia-Plus carried, to serve the homeland faithfully and to train personnel that meet the demands of the time.