9 thousand 383 polling stations in 14 electoral districts for the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan opened at 06 00 today. The state anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan was played. More than 20 million citizens of Uzbekistan are on the list of voters.

9 thousand 383 polling stations in 14 electoral districts for the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan opened at 06 00 today. The state anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan was played. More than 20 million citizens of Uzbekistan are on the list of voters.

Four candidates are taking part in the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan: Sarvar Otamuratov from the Milliy Tiklanish Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev from the movement of entrepreneurs and businessmen – the Uzbekistan Liberal-Democratic Party (UzLiDeP), Hatamjon Ketmonov from the Uzbekistan People’s Democratic Party and Narimon Umarov from the Adolat Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan.

The elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan are taking place in new socio-political and socio-economic conditions. In accordance with the national electoral law based on democratic principles, all the necessary conditions have been created for completely ensuring citizens’ voting rights and free expression of their will with the observance of principles of fairness, openness and transparency.

With the aim of creating favourable conditions for citizens with limited physical abilities to vote, every polling station has a wheelchair ramp. One of the voting booths in polling stations is adapted for use by people with disabilities. Booklets on the subject of elections written in the Braille script and ballot papers for blind people have been prepared for the first time.

During the election campaign, special attention is paid to ensuring openness and transparency with observers and mass media. Representatives of 44 states and five international organizations are observing the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, namely the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, the CIS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the OIC. Representatives of political parties and mass media are also acting as observers. The electoral process is being covered by more than 1 thousand 400 representatives of domestic and foreign media.