On 9 September, a session of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan took place. The session was chaired by the chairman of the Central Electoral Commission, M.Abdusalomov.
The session was attended by members of the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan, leaders of political parties and representatives of mass media.
The session began with a minute of silence to honour the memory of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov.
In accordance with Articles 96, 117 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and also Article 8 of the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan” and Articles 5 and 9 of the law “On the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan”, a decision has been taken to set Sunday 4 December 2016 as the date for elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In connection with this, the Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan has declared the beginning of electoral campaigning for the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 9 September this year.
At the session of the Central Electoral Commission, a programme of main events for the preparation and conduct of the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan was also approved.
During the session, it was noted that all events relating to the preparation and conduct of the elections should be carried out by the Central Electoral Commission and electoral commissions being formed, openly and transparently in complete conformity with the law “On elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.
The Central Electoral Commission also adopted a resolution on establishing a republican press centre for coverage of the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The press centre is located at 16 Navoiy Street, the city of Tashkent.
On the same day, a briefing took place for representatives of foreign and local mass media.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan
