| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Oliy Majlis / Supreme Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Qonunchilik palatasi / Legislative Chamber |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senat / Senate
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| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
28 December 1993
Last updated in December 2008 |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 135
indirectly elected 15 |
| Constituencies |
135 single-member "territorial" constituencies.
|
| Voting system |
Majority:
Majority vote in two rounds.
In each constituency, at least 33% of the electorate must participate for the poll to be valid and candidates are declared elected if they obtain more than 50% of the votes cast. Should one of these conditions be missing, a second round of elections takes place between the two leading candidates; a simple majority then suffices.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Uzbek citizens residing in Uzbekistan or former USSR |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- Uzbek citizenship
- Age: 25 years by day of election
- Full-time residency in Uzbekistan for at least 5 years.
(Article 77 of the Constitution) |
| Incompatibilities |
- members of the other chamber |
| Candidacy requirements |
- candidatures must be submitted by registered parties
- 30 per cent of candidates in each party list must be women. |
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