President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his speech at the first session of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis expounded on the pressing tasks facing the deputies.

As we have reported, the first post-election session of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan is taking place in Tashkent.

The first post-election session of the newly formed Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis has begun in Tashkent.

In total, 3 million 147 thousand 79 voters were included in the Unified electronic list of voters, of which 1 million 978 thousand 48 voters took part in repeated voting. Thus, 62.8 percent of the citizens, included in the Unified electronic list of voters, took part in this process

The elections were monitored by 825 international observers from ten international organizations and about 50 countries, as well as over 70,000 representatives from political parties and civil self-government bodies, and 1,200 accredited local and foreign media. For the first time, the elections were directly monitored by the mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, which welcomed the election.

The international observers and organizations have reposed complete confidence in the arrangements made by the Central Election Commissioner of Uzbekistan, as Uzbek people are set to go to polls on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD, DEC 22 (DNA) Uzbek nationals living in Pakistan cast their votes in parliamentary and local govt elections at polling stations established at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Islamabad.

According to the provisional data, deputies to the Legislative Chamber were elected in 128 out of 150 constituencies. Yesterday were announced the preliminary results of the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis.

TASHKENT, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- In Sunday's vote, 128 deputies of the 150-seat lower house of the Uzbek parliament were elected and the second round of the elections will be held in two weeks, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said Monday.

As a result of radical reforms carried out in the local and foreign policy of the country, in recent years, Uzbekistan has confidently entered a new, democratic phase of its development. Our economy is developing and our political and legal consciousness is growing. Openness and transparency in all aspects of state and society have become one of the priorities of state policy.

​​​​​​​The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a meeting with Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries Altynbek Mamayusupov on December 20.

International observers and delegations of international organizations from many countries continue their visit to Uzbekistan to take part in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and local Kengashes (Council) on 22 December.

Parliamentary elections in each country are an important political process. Reforms in Uzbekistan, especially in recent years, are recognized internationally. That is why international organizations are very interested in this year's election.

The Central Election Commission held a regular meeting on December 19, 2019. It was attended by members of the Commission and representatives of the media.

Uzbekistan is opening to the world. This is also the result of reforms in your country. Today we met with the leadership of the Central Election Commission. We have full information on the preparations for the election on December 22, the political parties' promotions, and the electoral legislation in Uzbekistan. This year's election will bring new reforms to Uzbekistan. We are ready for all-round cooperation.

The former Deputy Foreign Office minister of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Alan Duncan visited the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan on December 18.

The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Supreme Electoral Council of the Republic of Turkey held an event to sign the Memorandum of Cooperation on December 18, 2019.

The observation mission headed by SCO Deputy Secretary-General Xie Xiaoyong arrived in Uzbekistan. The observation mission of the Shanghai cooperation organization, which arrived at the invitation of the CEC, will monitor the processes of preparation and holding of elections to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis.