title: Elections in Uzbekistan
text: # Elections in Uzbekistan
  
  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
  
  ### Presidential election
  
  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. The following day on 25 October, the CEC published its preliminary results, confirming Mirziyoyev's win of 80.1% vote share, 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.
  
  The Euronews mistakenly reported that Mirziyoyev had garnered about 90% of the vote instead of the official 80%, 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, as Article 97 of the Electoral Code requires that the commission take no more than 10 days after the elections to fully validate them.
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | Liberal Democratic Party | 12,988,964 | 80.31 |
  | | Maqsuda Vorisova | People's Democratic Party | 1,075,016 | 6.65 |
  | | Alisher Qodirov | National Revival Democratic Party | 888,515 | 5.49 |
  | | Narzullo Oblomurodov | Ecological Party | 670,641 | 4.15 |
  | | Bahrom Abduhalimov | Justice Social Democratic Party | 549,766 | 3.40 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 16,172,902 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,172,902 | 99.76 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 39,441 | 0.24 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,212,343 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 20,158,907 | 80.42 |
  | Source: AKIpress, CEC |||||
  
  ### Parliamentary election
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total 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 | Total | | | 125 | | | 25 | 150 | 0 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 13,963,627 | – | | 1,978,048 | – | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,797,810 | 74.28 | | 3,147,921 | 62.84 | | | |
  | Source: CEC, CEC, CEC ||||||||||
  