CANDIDATES REGISTERED FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Today, June 5, a regular meeting of the Central Election Commission was held. The meeting was attended by members of the Central Election Commission, representatives of political parties and members of District Election Commissions for the presidential elections in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The agenda included registration of presidential candidates nominated by political parties, campaign of presidential candidates and accreditation of media representatives.
It should be noted that on May 31 this year the Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Adolat and the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, and on June 1 the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and the Ecological Party of Uzbekistan submitted to the Central Election Commission an application for registration of the presidential candidates nominated by these parties and submitted the signature lists in support of the candidates.
The expert groups of the Central Election Commission verified the correctness of the signature lists submitted by these four parties in support of the candidates from May 31 to June 2 this year in strict compliance with the electoral legislation.
As a result of the review, taking into account the fact that the signatures submitted by the political parties were collected in accordance with the legal provisions, the members of the expert groups concluded that the signature lists of four political parties had been collected in sufficient numbers to register their nominated candidates for the post of President of Uzbekistan and also complied with the legal provisions.
Taking into account the conclusions presented by the expert groups and on the basis that the documents submitted by the political parties fully complied with the legal requirements and were submitted in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed deadlines, the working group of the Central Election Commission presented its conclusion on the registration of the candidates nominated by the political parties for the post of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In accordance with the above, the meeting adopted a Resolution on the registration of Ulugbek Ilyasovich Inoyatov of the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Robakhon Anvarovna Makhmudova of the Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and Abdushukur Khudoykulovich Khamzaev of the Ecological Party of Uzbekistan as candidates for the post of President of Uzbekistan.
The meeting also discussed pre-election campaign issues for the presidential candidates and adopted a Resolution to this effect.
In view of the fact that this Resolution marks the beginning of the presidential candidates' election campaign on June 7, 2023, it approves the amount and time of free airtime on the national and regional television and radio channels of the National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan, as well as free print space in the newspapers Yangi O'zbekiston, Pravda Vostoka, Xalq so'zi, Narodnoe slovo and 24 local newspapers.
During the pre-election campaign, the media create conditions for presidential candidates to appear in free airtime and free print space during the election campaign.
News broadcasts and other informational materials should adhere to the principle of equal treatment when covering presidential candidates' campaign events.
The meeting also addressed the issue of accreditation of media representatives. On the basis of applications received by the Central Election Commission, 39 representatives of 9 local media outlets were accredited.
