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SCO mission starts work at Uzbekistan's presidential election

27 March 2015 10:54 (UTC+04:00)
SCO mission starts work at Uzbekistan's presidential election

The observer mission from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, headed by the Secretary-General Dmitry Mezentsev arrived in Uzbekistan, in order to observe the presidential election, the Republican press-center for election coverage said on March 26.

The Central Election Commission held a meeting with representatives of the mission. The CEC Chairman Abdusalomov familiarized the guests with the work done in the framework of the Program of measures for the preparation and conduct of presidential election.

During the meeting it was noted that all activities in the framework of the election campaign are held within the period specified in strict accordance with national legislation on election. The preparation and holding of election are being held in open and transparent manner with the participation of observers from international organizations and foreign states.

All candidates are given equal rights to the use of media opportunities, meetings with voters and other forms and methods of campaigning.

The process of early voting for those who for any reason will not be able to be at their place of residence on election day began on March 19.

The SCO Secretary-General Dmitry Mezentsev said that the mission of observers from the SCO comprised of 10 people - representing the member states of the SCO. The Mission observers operate autonomously and independently, guided by the principles of political neutrality, impartiality, are basing their decisions on personal observation and factual material.

It was earlier reported that the observer Mission from the organization during the monitoring of the preparation and conduct of the parliamentary election of 2014 familiarized with the activity of 73 district election commissions, located in Tashkent and Tashkent region. Following the election, the mission made the statement that the elections were transparent and democratic.

The presidential election in Uzbekistan is scheduled for Mar.29, while the pre-election campaign in the country started on Dec.26, 2014. In total, more than 300 foreign observers will watch the presidential election, according to the CEC.

The presidential candidates are: incumbent President Islam Karimov from the Liberal Democratic Party, the member of the parliamentary faction, chairman of the committee for democratic institutions, NGOs and citizens’ self-government bodies, Akmal Saidov - from the National Democratic Party Milly Tiklanish; the chairman of the Central Council of the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Hotamzhon Ketmonov - from the PDPU, the chairman of the executive committee of the Social Democratic Party Adolat, Narimon Umarov - from SDP.

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