Elections in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan elects on 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.
|  | 
|---|
|  | 
| Government | 
|  Uzbekistan portal | 
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
    
    Presidential election
    
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Liberal Democratic Party | 15,906,724 | 90.29 | |
| Hotamjon Ketmonov | People's Democratic Party | 669,187 | 3.80 | |
| Narimon Umarov | Justice Social Democratic Party | 619,972 | 3.52 | |
| Sarvar Otamuradov | National Revival Democratic Party | 421,055 | 2.39 | |
| Total | 17,616,938 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 17,616,938 | 98.14 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 334,729 | 1.86 | ||
| Total votes | 17,951,667 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 20,461,805 | 87.73 | ||
| Source: CEC | ||||
Parliamentary election
    
|  | |||||||||
| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | +/– | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party | 42 | 11 | 53 | +1 | |||||
| Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party | 34 | 2 | 36 | 0 | |||||
| Justice Social Democratic Party | 20 | 4 | 24 | +4 | |||||
| People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan | 18 | 4 | 22 | –5 | |||||
| Ecological Party of Uzbekistan | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 125 | 25 | 150 | 0 | |||||
| Total votes | 13,963,627 | – | 1,978,048 | – | |||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,797,810 | 74.28 | 3,147,921 | 62.84 | |||||
| Source: CEC, CEC, CEC | |||||||||
See also
    
    
References
    
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.


