Government and Politics of Tajikistan
- Main article: Government of Tajikistan and Politics of Tajikistan
- Form of government: Presidential republic
- Capital of Tajikistan: Dushanbe
- Elections in Tajikistan
- Political parties in Tajikistan
Read more about this topic: Outline Of Tajikistan
Famous quotes containing the words government and, government and/or politics:
“In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.”
—John Reed (1887–1920)
“Our domestic problems are for the most part economic. We have our enormous debt to pay, and we are paying it. We have the high cost of government to diminish, and we are diminishing it. We have a heavy burden of taxation to reduce, and we are reducing it. But while remarkable progress has been made in these directions, the work is yet far from accomplished.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“The trouble with Nixon is that he’s a serious politics junkie. He’s totally hooked ... and like any other junkie, he’s a bummer to have around: especially as President.”
—Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)