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System of government

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

Unitary presidential constitutional republic

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Total population

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

31,576,400

 

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Total area (in square kilo meters)

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

*Total - 447 400 km2 *Land - 425 400 km2 *Water - 22 000 km2

 

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Number of registered voters

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

20,798,052

 

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Number of registered political parties

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

There are 4 parties in Uzbekistan.

: Movement of enterpreneus and businessmen-Liberal-Democratic Party of Uzebekistan

People's Democratic Party

Democratic Party

Social-Democratic Party

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Number of polling stations

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Average number of voters per polling station

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting age

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

18

 

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Elected Offices

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Election system

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

Two-Round System

 

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Terms of office

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.

In the Senate, 84 members are elected by regional governing councils to serve 5-year terms and 16 members are appointed by the president. In the Legislative Chamber, 135 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

 

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Election

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

Uzbekistani presidential election, 2015

 

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Date

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

29 March 2015

 

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Political parties in the elections

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

Eligible by number of seats won

- Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party

- Uzbekistan People's Democratic Party

- Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party

- Justice Social Democratic Party

 

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Number of elected candidates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voter turnout

Last Updated : 2016-10-13

91%

 

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Number of ballots cast

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

18,942,349

 

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Legal framework for elections

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Part of Constitution - Separate legislation - Regulations or administrative rules

 

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Legal provisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1992 as amended in April 2014), art. 9, 32, 74, 127:  

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Referenda

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1992 as amended in April 2014), art. 9, 127:

 

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People’s Initiatives

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1992 as amended in April 2014), art. 9, 127:Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2001), art. 11 & 12 

Verified:2015/04/06

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Recall Votes

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Official name

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

Central Election Commission

 

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Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Independent

 

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EMB budget source

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

The legislature

 

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EMB expenditure audit

Last Updated : 2016-10-04

The legislature

 

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Number of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

11 - 20 members

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Term of EMB members (commissioners)

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

For an unspecified period

 

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Who appoints members (commissioners)?

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Legislature

 

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Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson

Last Updated : 2016-12-13

N/A

 

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Administrative divisions

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

divided into 12 regions (viloyatlar, singular ? viloyat, viloyati in compound, e.g. Toshkent viloyati), 1 autonomous republic (respublika, respublikasi in compound, e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi), and 1 independent city (shahar or shahri in compounds, e.g. Toshkent shahri). The regions in turn are divided into 160 districts (tumanlar, singular tuman).

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Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)

Last Updated : 2016-11-08

constituencies are delimited for election purposes

 

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Criteria for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

"Equality" of population - Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries

 

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Body responsible for drawing boundaries

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Electoral Management Body (EMB)

 

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Requirements on the right to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the right to vote revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral Eligibility

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reasons for having the eligibility revoked

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Requirements for party registration

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

Signature requirement (specify requirement) - Minimum number of candidates

 

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Candidate nomination

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

independent candidates can compete neither in presidential nor legislative elections

 

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Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

- Requirement

Age
Citizenship
Residence

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Candidate registration deposit

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Amount of fee

- Return of fee

Uncontested Election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Preparation of the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

A continuous register (voter data is continuously collected and d between electoral events)

 

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Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

Yes

 

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Who is responsible for the voters list

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

There is no central voter register, but for each election the data from the local administration is provided to the Precinct Election Commissions who are responsible for compiling and reviewing the lists with the assistance of the neighbourhood (mahalla) committees.

 

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Voters list preparation procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Inspection and objection procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Definition

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Prohibited forms of campaigning

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Who is not permitted to campaign

Campaign Finance

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Campaign expense limit

- Income and expenditure of campaign expense

- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure

- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions

- Reimbursement of campaign expense

Presiding officers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① How many of officers in a polling station

② Roles of each officer

③ How we nominate the officers

Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Polling station location criteria

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting hours

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Is compulsory or voluntary?

② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?

Ballot Paper

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots

② What has to be included in the ballot paper?

③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper

④ Valid and invalid ballot paper

Voting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start ofvoting

- Process of voting

- End of voting

Marking method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

① Who are subjected to do

② Voting procedures

Counting Location

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

The polling stations

 

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Counting period

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Vote counting method

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting Procedures

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

- Start of counting

- Process of counting

- End of counting

When are ballots recounted?

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Never recounted

 

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Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

Citizens residing outside the country
Members of the armed forces 

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Overseas voters list preparation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Where to vote

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Voting procedure for early voting

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Methods used to transport ballot papers

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Counting procedure

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Apportioning of National Assembly seats

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Results Announcement

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Is the announcement of preliminary result required?

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Deadline for announcement of final results

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Reason for holding a by- or re-election

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

By-election dates

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Electoral process

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Criteria for allocating free broadcast time

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance

 

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Television debates

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

in legislative elections

 

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Blackout period for release of election survey results

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

2-3 days

 

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Electoral dispute resolution body

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Judiciary -  EMB

 

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Electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Direct public funding

Last Updated : 2016-12-06

most part of the parties' budgets was formed by the State budget allocations. Share of above funds in LDPU's budget was 87.6%, PDPU 62.7%, DP - 87.9%, SDP - 85.5%. (set in 2013)

 

 

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Private funding of political parties

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

Remaining budget of the parties was formed by membership fees. There at, fees in PDPU made up amount comparable to the State's financial backing (37.1%), i.e. of all four parties, PDPU is the most financially viable. Much less fees are in LDPU, DP ,Milliy tiklahish> and SDP .

 

 

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Regulation, monitoring and investigation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Which electoral processes are using ICTs?

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Online Data Publication by EMB

 

* the country publish the statistical overview of voter lists at the national level online

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When it was introduced

Last Updated : 2016-12-02

N/A

 

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Gender equality

Last Updated : 2016-12-06

 Female Population: 13,633,657 (2007)

·         Is Uzbekistan a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Uzbekistan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (19 July 1995)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 21 (Legislative Chamber); 15 (Senate)

·         Human Development Index Position: 114 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

 

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Aids for disabled or handicapped voters

Last Updated : 2016-12-06

Is Uzbekistan a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 February 2009)

·         Has Uzbekistan ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 4,167,008 (est.)

 

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Voter education

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

Election time only

 

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National civic education

Last Updated : 2016-08-30

No

 

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EMB Staff education

Last Updated : 2016-12-06

N/A

 

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Domestic observation

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International observation

Last Updated : 2016-11-17

Earlier, on 28 October 2016, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan took decision to accredit members of the core team of the OSCE ODIHR mission, including 17 people from 13 participating states of the Organization.

 

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Partnerships/MoUs

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

International Activities

Last Updated : 2016-11-25

USAID has provided technical assistance with the drafting of new laws on government transparency and public monitoring of executive body functions. USAID provided training to over 250 local government officials to help them provide better services to citizens, particularly through improving budgeting, fee collection and strategic planning in order to regularize trash collection and ensure availability of potable water.

 

USAID has fostered robust cooperation between the government and civil society in both the fight against human trafficking and the rehabilitation of survivors of trafficking. Our anti-trafficking assistance has helped more than 3,000 survivors return to their communities and rebuild their lives. As a result, the Government of Uzbekistan has led the first criminal prosecutions of traffickers in the country’s history, and the first rehabilitation shelters for survivors have been opened.

 

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Major challenges to elections

Last Updated : 2016-05-03

Measures taken to deal with those Challenges

Last Updated : 2016-05-03