Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Feb.19
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has embarked on a visit to the country's regions as part of the pre-election campaign, press service of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan told Trend on Feb.19.
The Liberal Democratic Party has nominated Karimov's candidacy for the country's president. Karimov is scheduled to visit the Kashkadarya province where he will deliver a keynote address to the voters.
The presidential election in Uzbekistan is scheduled for March 29, 2015.
Aside from Karimov, the other presidential candidates are: the member of the parliamentary faction, chairman of the committee for democratic institutions, NGOs and citizens' self-government bodies, Akmal Saidov - from the National Democratic Party Milly Tiklanish; the chairman of the Central Council of the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (PDPU) Hotamzhon Ketmonov - from the PDPU, the chairman of the executive committee of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Adolat, Narimon Umarov - from SDP.
Presidential candidates in Uzbekistan started the pre-election campaign on Feb. 17.
Under the decision of the CEC, all the candidates, during the pre-election campaigning, are given and provided with equal rights for the use of the media.
In particular, the TV and radio channels of Uzbekistan's National Television and Radio Company provides the nominees with 900 minutes of free airtime, and it is planned to air video and radio materials about the candidates, and their election programs.
Moreover, the country's newspapers such as Halk Suzi, The Truth of the Orient also provide up to 10 free pages for agitation of each presidential candidate.
The candidates are free to determine the types, forms, methods and content of the materials of the pre-election drive in the media.
The political parties' information services said their candidates travel to regions to meet with voters, where they present their pre-election programs.