DUSHANBE, December 5, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- The 12th congress of the Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) that took place in Dushanbe on December 4 reelected Rahmatillo Zoirov to the position of the SDPT chairman.

Besides, the congress made a decision to rename the Social-Democratic Party the National Social-Democratic Party (NSDP).

According to the source, Mr. Amniyat Abdulnazarov, Ms. Dilshod Samadova and Mr. Shuhrat Qudratov were elected co-chairpersons of the party.

The congress also reviewed the results of work carried out by the SDPT political council in 20070-2011 and heard the report of the SDPT verification commission.

The congress also discussed a new edition of the party’s charter and elected new members of the party board.  The delegates also determined the tasks and the program of activities of the party for 2011-2015, the source added.

Founded in 2002, the Social-Democratic Party was registered on December 20, 2002.  It was originally registered as the Party of Justice and Development in 1999.  Tajikistan''s Ministry of Justice requested the same year that the Supreme Court ban the party''s activities and its registration was canceled.  The party re-emerged and was registered under the name of the Social-Democratic Party in late 2002.  The party was renamed the National Social-Democratic Party on December 4, 2011.

Chairman of the Nationals Social-Democratic Party is Rahmatillo Zoirov and the party reportedly has 7,700 members.