CIS observation Mission arrives in Uzbekistan

By the invitation of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan the CIS observation Mission will monitor the progress of preparation and conduct of presidential elections.

The CEC held a meeting with members of the Observation Mission. The Chairman of Central Election Commission Mirza-Ulugbek Abdusalomov acquainted the guests with the election campaign of 2015, which pass openly and publicly in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the laws on elections and adopted by the CEC Program of main measures on preparing and conducting of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Members of the long-term group of the CIS Observation Mission also have been acquainted with the progress of the election campaign of candidates for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It was noted that equal conditions for election campaigning and the use of media created for them.

During the event, it was emphasized that in order to coordinate the activity of observers from CIS in Tashkent begin its activity headquarters of Mission, which will hold the necessary measures related to the organization of observation. The functions of headquarters of Mission will include the collection, processing and analysis of materials about the electoral process, legal examination of the electoral legislation and monitoring of information programs and television broadcasts, as well as of print media, meetings at the campaign headquarters of candidates.

At the meeting was also noted that the Commonwealth of Independent States observation Mission in its statement on the results of monitoring the preparation and conduct of the parliamentary elections in 2014 concluded that a consistent improvement of electoral legislation have created the necessary legal framework for the conducting open, free and democratic elections. The elections were held in full compliance with the requirements of the Constitution, the current electoral legislation and universally recognized international and democratic legal norms, on the basis of multi-party, competitive, transparent, open and ensured the free expression of the will of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On the result of meeting, members of the Observation Mission were given the mandate of a due form, which give them the right to participate in all events on the preparations and conduct of elections, as well as be at the polling stations on Election Day and during counting of votes.