Uzbekistan thoroughly prepares for presidential election

By  Trend

Uzbekistan has thoroughly prepared for the presidential election, Eldar Ibrahimov, chairman of the Committee on Agrarian Policy of the Azerbaijani parliament said.

Ibrahimov, as well as Azerbaijani MPs Siyavush Novruzov, Elman Nasirov arrived in Tashkent to observe the presidential election in Uzbekistan.

During the meeting with Deputy Chairperson of the Uzbek Senate Svetlana Artykova, the sides stressed that cooperation between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan in social, political, cultural and educational spheres plays an important role in the development of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, the upper house of the parliament told Trend.

The sides exchanged views on the activity of parliaments and electoral systems of the two countries, developments and innovations in this field.

Candidates from four political parties of Uzbekistan participate in the presidential election - Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP), People's Democratic Party (PDPU), Milly Tiklanish (National Revival) Party, and Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party.

Among the presidential candidates are the country’s Acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev from UzLiDeP, Sarvar Otamuratov from Milly Tiklanish Party, Nariman Umarov from Adolat Party, and Hotamzhon Ketmonov from PDPU.

The new head of state will be elected for a period of five years.

In general, nearly 80,000 observers will be monitoring the presidential election in Uzbekistan, including over 500 international representatives from 43 countries and such international organizations like the OSCE ODIHR, CIS Executive Committee, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Organization of Islamic Cooperation.