It was noted that all steps on nomination of candidates to deputies of the Legislative Chamber were carried out by political parties in strict compliance with legislation requirements in the atmosphere of publicity and transparency.

The lists of registered candidates have been published in local press.
The Central Election Commission held a press conference in its press center for national and foreign journalists on the same day.

The chairman of the Central Election Commission Mirzo-Ulughbek Abdusalomov informed mass media representatives about the meeting of the commission, where they took a resolution “On registration of candidates to deputies of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan nominated by political parties”. He noted that the process of nominating the candidates by the parties was held in full compliance with election laws.

In accordance with Article 22 of the Law ‘On elections to Oliy Majils of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, 31.9% of all 517 registered candidates are female. In particular, 31.7% of candidates from Adolat are women, 32% from Milliy Tiklanish, 33.3% from UzLiDeP and 30.6% from the People’s Democratic Party.
A large part of registered candidates to the lower chamber of the parliament are representatives of the industrial sphere, small and enterpreneurial business and farmers. Among them are representatives of the fields of science, education, healthcare, public associations, economists as well as legal scholars having extensive lawmaking experience.

Two candidates from the Adolat Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, one representative of Milliy Tiklanish Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and one candidate from People’s Democratic Party were relieved from participation by the Central Election Commission due to incomplete presentation of documents specified by the law as well as requests from political parties.

The election campaigning, an important stage of election process based on election laws’ requirements, has started after registration of candidates for deputies. In compliance with the Laws “On elections to Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan” and Regulation “On the procedure of using mass media by candidates for deputies, political parties in the course of election campaigning in the process of elections to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, candidates for deputies and political parties are given equal rights of using mass media. They are provided with all conditions to meet with their electorate. In accordance with  the latest amendments in elections legislation, political parties conduct meetings with their electorate independently.

In order to ensure candidates for deputies and political parties participating in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan with equal conditions of using mass media, presenting program of their future activity, the CEC specified the alphabetical order of their addresses in mass media.

Arrangement of equal and broad opportunities for all candidates for deputies and political parties for fair and open election campaign will promote ensuring for strong competition on the basis of political pluralism, they noted at the press conference.

The chairman of the Central Election Commission Mirzo-Ulughbek Abdusalomov answered all questions of journalists.

UT