On September 16, congresses of the Agrarian Party and the Socialist Party (Gaffarov’s Faction) have started, a REGNUM correspondent reports. Leader of the Agrarian Party Amir Karakulov is nominated as the party’s presidential contender. The Socialists have nominated their leader too: Abdukhalim Gaffarof is named the party’s presidential contender. However, as the law on election of the president of Tajikistan says, official nomination of the candidates is allowed only in 50 days before the election, a decision is made to continue the congresses tomorrow, on September 17, so the candidacies will be proposed officially. Presidential election is to be held on November 6. (Regnum)