Republic of Uzbekistan: President, 4 December 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of Uzbekistan

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Interim President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (since 8 September 2016)[1]
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (since 11 December 2003)
• Assembly: Uzbekistan has a bicameral Oliy Majlis (Supreme Assembly) consisting of the Senate with 100 seats and the Qonunchilik Palatasi (Legislative Chamber) with 150 seats.

Description of electoral system

• The president is directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term.[2]

Last Election:

• The last presidential election was held on 29 March 2015. Islam KARIMOV was reelected by 90.39% of the vote. Elections were not due until 2020, but due to the death of President KARIMOV in September 2016, an early election was called to fill the seat.

Main candidates in the election:

• Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV
  • Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan/Oʻzbekiston Liberal Demokratik Partiyasi
• Sarvar OTAMURADOV
  • National Revival Democratic Party/O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi
• Narimon UMAROV
  • Justice Social Democratic Party/Adolat Sotsial Demokratik Partiyasi
• Hotamzhon KETMONOV
  • People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan/O'zbekistan Xalq Demokratik Partiyasi

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 29,473,614 (July 2016)

·         Registered Voters: 20,798,520 (2015)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 14,808,100 (July 2016 est.)

·         Is Uzbekistan a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Uzbekistan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (19 July 1995)

·         Gender Quota: Yes[3]

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 24 (Legislative Chamber); 17 (Senate)

·         Human Development Index Position: 114 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Uzbekistan a signatory to CRPD: Yes (27 February 2009)

·         Has Uzbekistan ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 4,421,492 (est.)