Tajik Opposition Party Proposes New Leader
August 13, 2006
Muhiddin Kabiri, the proposed successor to Said Abdullo Nuri as head of the Islamic Renaissance Party (RFE/RL)
The party late on August 12 proposed as its chief Muhiddin Kabiri, who was a leading deputy to Nuri for many years.
He faces a confirmation vote at a party conference in September.
In an interview with RFE/RL's Tajik Service, Kabiri said that, if he is elected, he does not expect to instigate major changes in the party's policies.