Uzbekistan vote locks in liberal reform agenda for another term

The weekend poll marked the first time in Uzbekistan that a legislative election was 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." The other half of the seats are selected proportionally via national party lists, for which all of the participating parties crossed the 7% threshold. The weekend poll marked the first time inUzbekistanthat a legislative election was conducted using a hybrid model...

Uzbekistan, 29/10/2024 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa - varie)

The weekend poll marked the first time in Uzbekistan that a legislative election was 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." The other half of the seats are selected proportionally via national party lists, for which all of the participating parties crossed the 7% threshold.

At a conference last week, Senator Sodyq Safoyev, a former foreign minister and now deputy chairman of Uzbekistan's upper chamber, put this change into context and drew a direct line between electoral reforms and accountability, echoing the sentiment that has become a landmark of Mirzoyoyev's tenure: public administration serves the public, and not the other way around.

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