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Uzbekistan's Political Parties Hold Conventions in Run-Up to Midterm Elections
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With only seven weeks remaining before Uzbekistan's citizens head to the polls in the country's first legislative election under the country's 2023 constitution, the five parties qualified to compete in the October 27 poll have hold their party conventions from September 4-7 . Delegates, local functionaries, and existing MPs from around the country gathered in Tashkent representing:
put these party conventions into context:
Last month, the CEC approved the participation of the aforementioned five parties that will elect a total of 150 MPs (deputies to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis) and almost 6,000 members of local Councils of People's Deputies, known as Kengashes. The election will be conducted using a hybrid model similar to that of Germany , in which half of the 150 seats are selected by constituency "first past the post" and the other half proportionally via national party lists with a 7% threshold.
In the conventions that took place last week, each party has nominated a candidate in every constituency, for a total of 375 (75 * 5) candidates, plus a 100-strong national party list, for a total of 500 candidates vying for proportional representation. Notably, compliance with the Electoral Code that was modified in the wake of last year's constitutional referendum, requires that 40% of candidates be women.
Bekmurodov added,
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