Uzbekistan - October 2024
Parliamentary elections held
Uzbekistan held elections for the Qonunchilik palatasi, the lower house of parliament, on 27 October. The ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party increased its representation in the 150-seat chamber from 53 to 64. All five parties who participated in the election are loyal to the government of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said, “the political environment remained constrained, not providing voters with a genuine choice.” Voter turnout was 75.35 per cent, up from 67.80 per cent in 2019. This election was the first to take place with a gender quota requiring 40 per cent, rather than 30 per cent, of candidates to be women. The new parliament will have 57 women MPs, up from 47 in the previous sitting.
Sources: Gazeta.uz, OSCE, International Parliamentary Union
