Turan Research Center

There has been a split in Tajikistan’s largest opposition party.

Muhammadiqbol Sadriddin, who has lately been criticising the leadership of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), on August 6 released a statement announcing the formation of the Reformers Movement of Tajikistan.

Tajikistan’s embattled opposition already faces enormous hurdles in challenging the firmly entrenched government of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, in power for some 33 years. The rift in the IRPT is likely to weaken the opposition’s efforts.

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Bruce Pannier is a Research Fellow at the Turan Research Center.