Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) International Observation Mission to the Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 22 December 2019

This week is set to be packed with important events in the political life of Uzbekistan. Yesterday, the newly formed two houses, the Legislative Chamber and Senate, of the Oliy Majlis convened separately for their first sessions. Today, they have gathered for a joint meeting.

The meeting participants have considered issues related to the structural organization of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the first session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis expounded on important tasks to improve the efficiency of the upper house of parliament.

The first meeting of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis has been in progress in Tashkent.

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.