The start of electoral round for presidential elections was announced at the 26 December session of the Central Election Commission (CEC) chaired by Mirza-Ulugbek Abdusalomov.

The start of electoral round for presidential elections was announced at the 26 December session of the Central Election Commission (CEC) chaired by Mirza-Ulugbek Abdusalomov.

The CEC adopted a decision to determine 29 March 2015 as the day of elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with Article 117 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Article 2 of the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Ensuing Elections to Representative Bodies of Government and of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as Article 8 of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

To this end, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan announced the electoral round for elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to be launched on 26 December 2014.

The CEC meeting participants also approved a program of major events concerning the preparations for and conduct of elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

It was stressed at the session that all the events related to the preparations for and conduct of elections are carried out by the Central Election Commission and election commissions to be set up, in an open manner and with publicity, in strict adherence to the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan and laws on elections.

The Central Election Commission adopted also a resolution on the establishment of a Republican Press Center for the coverage of elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, locating at 16, Navoi Street, Tashkent.

Later the same day, the Republican Press Center hosted a briefing for representatives of local and foreign mass media.