Voting In Uzbekistan's Parliamentary Election Proceeds Calmly Polling Station Chair
Date
10/27/2024 5:11:29 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 27. Voting
process in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election is proceeding in a
calm atmosphere, the chair of polling station No. 23 located at the
Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization
Engineers, Bakhriddin Mukimov told Trend .
"There are 2,717 registered voters at this polling station.
Despite today being Sunday, people are still actively coming to
vote," Mukimov said.
He noted that the voters are arriving in a festive mood. All
necessary conditions have been created to ensure citizens can vote
peacefully and comfortably.
To note, polling stations have opened in Uzbekistan for election
to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) of the
country and to local kengashes (councils) of people's deputies on
October 27 stations are open from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
(GMT+5), with preliminary results expected on October 28.
More than 800 foreign and international observers are monitoring
the election, including 245 from 43 countries and 560 from 13
international organizations such as the Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the
Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
Additionally, 55,000 observers from political parties and more
than 10,000 from local self-governance bodies are involved in
overseeing the process.
Moreover, for the first time in Uzbekistan's history, the
elections to the Legislative Chamber of Parliament are being
conducted under a mixed electoral system-combining majoritarian and
proportional systems.
Participating in the election are the Movement of Entrepreneurs
and Businesspeople – Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party,
Democratic Party of National Revival, Ecological Party of
Uzbekistan, People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, and the Social
Democratic Party of Uzbekistan "Adolat."
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