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.

The Central Election Commission is holding a regular meeting at the International Press Center (Navoi St, 16) on December 17, 2019 at 11:00. It considers issues in competence of the Central Election Commission.

The media has a significant role in covering an election process. They serve as an important tool to inform voters about an election process, campaign, and promotion of candidates.

Early voting in the elections to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis began on December 12, which is to be held on December 22.

Procedures of early voting in the elections to the Legislative chamber of the Oliy Majlis, which is to be held on December 22, has begun in Moscow city.

Issues related to the organization of polling stations established in the UK, accreditation of observers and media representatives from foreign countries and international organizations were considered at the regular session of the Central Election Commission organized in a format of videoconference on December 10.

On November 23, 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) mission visited Uzbekistan to monitor the elections on 22 December.

On November 19, the next expanded meeting of the Central Election Commission was held. The meeting was held in the form of video conferencing, and it was attended by the members and senior officials of the Central Election Commission, heads of district election commissions, representatives of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, khokimiyats of regions and the city of Tashkent, as well as political parties and the mass media.

On November 15, 2019, the next expanded regular meeting of the Central Election Commission was held.

On November 14, 2019, a regular meeting of the CEC was held. The event was attended by the members of the Central Election Commission, representatives of political parties and mass media.

In Tashkent, a circle of the training seminars was started for participants of the election process as part of the Plan of practical measures for the implementation of project activities of the UNDP Office in Uzbekistan in conjunction with the CEC, aimed at providing assistance for the period of the 2019 election campaign.

On November 12, 2019, a regular meeting of the CEC was held. It was attended by the members of the Central Election Commission, political parties, and mass media. The agenda included several issues as: information from the hokim of the Tashkent city and the chairman of the election commission of the Tashkent city on preparatory work for the elections, issues of equipping polling stations with communications, as well as information from the Ministry for the development of information technologies and communications on the formation of the SELV (Single Electronic List of Voters).

On November 9, 2019, in accordance with the Article 72 of the Election Code of Uzbekistan, by the head of the “Adolat” SDP of Uzbekistan and the Liberal-Democratic party of Uzbekistan applied to the Central Election Commission a request to register candidates for deputies to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On November 8, 2019, in accordance with the Article 72 of the Election Code of Uzbekistan, by the head of the “Milliy Tiklanish” DP and Ecologic party of Uzbekistan applied to the Central Election Commission a request to register candidates for deputies to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On November 8 of this year, the regular meeting of the Central Election Commission took place at the international press center, the agenda included the several issues as the organization of the activities of polling stations which opened in the Russian Federation, the approval of samples of candidates certificates for deputies to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, regional, district and city kengashes of people’s deputies and accreditation of media representatives. In addition, report was received on the readiness of the Samarkand regional department of the international press center for the election process.

On November 6, 2019, a training seminar was organized at the International Press Center of the Central Election Commission for members of the district election commissions on the role of observers in the election process.