Government & politics — Uzbekistan

• history: several previous;
• latest adopted 8 December 1992 amendments: proposed by the Supreme Assembly or by referendum; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of both houses of the Assembly or passage in a referendum; amended several times,
• last in 2023 note: in a public referendum passed in April 2023, among the changes were the extension of the presidential term to 7 years from 5 years, and modifications to the structure and powers of the Supreme Assembly and to the criminal code

• civil law system
• note: in early 2020, the president signed an amendment to the criminal code, criminal procedure code, and code of administrative responsibility
• a constitutional referendum passed in April 2023 included criminal code reforms

• chief of state: President S
• havkat MIRZIYOYEV (since 14 December 2016) head of government: P
• rime Minister Abdulla ARIPOV (since 14 December 2016) cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with most requiring approval of the Senate chamber
• of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term; previously a 5-year term, extended to 7 years by a 2023 constitutional amendment); election last held on 9 July 2023 (next to be held in 2030); prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature since 2011 but appointed along with the min
• isters and deputy ministers by the president election results: 2023: Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV reelected president in snap election; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 87.71%, Robaxon Maxmudova (Adolat) 4.47%, Ulugbek Inoyatov (PDP) 4.05%, Abdushukur Xamzayev (Ecological Party) 3.77% 2021: Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 80.3%, Maqsuda VORISOVA (PDP) 6.7%, Alisher QODIROV (National Revival Democratic Party) 5.5%, Narzullo OBLOMURODOV (Ecological Party) 4.1%, Bahrom ABDUHALIMOV (Adolat) 3.4% 2016: Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Hotamjon KETMONOV (PDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURODOV (National Revival Democratic Party) 2.4%, other 1.8%

Description

bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of: Senate or Senat (100 seats); 84 members indirectly elected by regional governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms);

Note

• amendments to the constitution approved in April 2023 call for the reduction of Senate seats to 65 from 100 Legislative Chamber or Qonunchilik Palatasi (150 seats statutory, 140 seats current
• members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed
• members serve 5-year terms)

Elections

• Senate - last held 16-17 January 2020 (next to be held in 2025) Legislative Chamber - last held on 22 December 2019 and 5 January 2020 (next to be held in December 2024)

Election Results

• - Senate - percent of vote by party - NA
• seats by party - NA;

Composition

• men 68, women 22, percentage women 24.4% Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA
• seats by party - LDPU 53, National Revival Democratic Party 36, Adolat 24, PDP 22, Ecological Movement 15;

Composition

• men 89, women 47, percentage women 34.6%
• total Supreme Assembly percentage women 30.5%

Note

all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV

• highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 67 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, and economic sections); Constitutional Co
• urt (consists of 7 judges) judge selection and term of office: judges of the highest courts nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis; judges appointed for a single 10-year term; the court chairman and deputies appointed for 10-year terms without the right to ree
• lection. (Article 132 of the constitution) subordinate courts: regional, district, city, and town courts

12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonom respublikasi), and 3 cities** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati [Bukhara Province], Farg'ona Viloyati [Fergana Province], Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Shahri, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Shahri [Samarkand City], Samarqand Viloyati [Samarkand Province], Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent Province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch) note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)

• Ecological Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Partivasi) [Narzullo OBLOMURODOV]
• Justice (Adolat)
• Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Bahrom ABDUKHALIMOV]
• Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Aktam HAITOV]
• National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi) [Alisher QODIROV]
• People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or PDP [Ulugbek Ilyosovich INOYATOV] (formerly Communist Party)

• no citizenship by descent only: at least one paren
• no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

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chief of mission

Ambassador Jonathan HENICK (since 14 October 2022) embassy: 3 Moyqorghon, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, 100093 Tashkent mailing address: 7110 Tashkent Place, Washington DC 20521-7110

telephone

[998] 78-120-5450

FAX

[998] 78-120-6335

Email address and website

• ACSTashkent@state.gov
• https://uz.usembassy.gov/

chief of mission

Ambassador Furqat SIDIKOV (since 19 April 2023)

chancery

1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

telephone

[1] (202) 887-5300

FAX

[1] (202) 293-6804

Email address and website

• info.washington@mfa.uz
• https://www.uzbekistan.org/

consulate(s) general

New York