Tashkent hosted a press conference of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), dedicated to the preliminary results of the Early Presidential Election in Uzbekistan.

The participants talked about the safe conduction of the electoral processes held in the regions, measures aimed at preventing violations of the law, as well as about the polling stations organized in penal institutions.

Based on the changes introduced to the legislation this year, in contrast to the previous elections, for the first time in prisons, convicts serving sentences for committing serious and extremely serious crimes also took part in this year's elections.

Officials said 33,753 people in detention and detention facilities could vote in the election. To ensure their legal right, 48 polling stations were established in the places of detention and deprivation of liberty. The right of every convict to participate in the election was fully ensured.

During the election campaign, 272 events were organized with the participation of the candidates’ representatives and convicts kept in prisons and places of deprivation of liberty.

Lutfulla Suvanov,

Editor of “New Uzbekistan” newspaper.