Elections in Uzbekistan

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Uzbekistan elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) has 150 members in the Legislative Chamber, elected for a five-year terms and 100 members in the Senate; 84 members elected at the sessions of district, regional and city deputies, and 16 members appointed by the president. Most parties are excluded. Uzbekistan is a state dominated by the supporters of a head of state – the president. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Uzbekistan had the highest voting age in the world, at 25. It has since been lowered to 18 in line with international norms

Latest elections[edit]

Presidential election[edit]

Shortly after the polls closed, various international news outlets by then had already called the race for incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev before the official results were announced.[1][2][3][4][5] The following day on 25 October, the CEC published its preliminary results, confirming Mirziyoyev's win of 80.1% vote share,[6] noted to be lower than in the previous 2016 presidential election in which the Eurasianet described as "part of the authorities’ attempt to paint a picture of blossoming political pluralism" while according to Kristian Lasslett, professor at Ulster University, saw this as "choreographed concession to plurality" that would give foreign supporters more justifications in engaging with the Uzbek government by pointing out "positive changes" in regards to Mirziyoyev's reduced vote share.[7]

The Euronews mistakenly reported that Mirziyoyev had garnered about 90% of the vote instead of the official 80%,[8] to which the CEC in response denied the agency's reports, adding that the final results will be announced before the end of the October,[9] as Article 97 of the Electoral Code requires that the commission take no more than 10 days after the elections to fully validate them.[10]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Shavkat MirziyoyevLiberal Democratic Party12,988,96480.31
Maqsuda VorisovaPeople's Democratic Party1,075,0166.65
Alisher QodirovNational Revival Democratic Party888,5155.49
Narzullo OblomurodovEcological Party670,6414.15
Bahrom AbduhalimovJustice Social Democratic Party549,7663.40
Total16,172,902100.00
Valid votes16,172,90299.76
Invalid/blank votes39,4410.24
Total votes16,212,343100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,158,90780.42
Source: AKIpress, CEC

Parliamentary election[edit]

PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party421153+1
Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party342360
Justice Social Democratic Party20424+4
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan18422–5
Ecological Party of Uzbekistan114150
Total125251500
Total votes13,963,6271,978,048
Registered voters/turnout18,797,81074.283,147,92162.84
Source: CEC, CEC, CEC

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Uzbek president heading toward landslide win in election". AP NEWS. 2021-10-24. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ^ "Uzbek leader expected to secure second term in office". Reuters. 2021-10-24. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ "Uzbek leader expected to secure 2nd term". The Canberra Times. 2021-10-25. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. ^ "Uzbek president heading toward landslide win in election". Roanoke Times. 2021-10-24. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  5. ^ Gotev, Georgi (2021-10-25). "Uzbeks vote to re-elect their president". www.euractiv.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  6. ^ "Ballot papers were counted in all polling stations for the Presidential elections of the Republic of Uzbekistan". saylov2021.uz. 2021-10-25. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  7. ^ "Uzbekistan: Mirziyoyev romps to victory, but with reduced vote share". eurasianet.org. 2021-10-25. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  8. ^ Joly, Josephine (2021-10-25). "Uzbekistan leader wins second term in 'not truly competitive' election". euronews. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  9. ^ "Путин, Лукашенко и Токаев еще до объявления результатов поздравили Мирзиёева с победой на выборах президента Узбекистана". Настоящее Время (in Russian). 2021-10-25. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  10. ^ "Saylovchilar, saylov jarayonining ishtirokchilari hamda OAV vakillari diqqatiga". saylov.uz (in Uzbek). 2021-10-27. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-28.

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