Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Nov. 27
By Demir Azizov– Trend:
OSCE experts stressed the improvement of the electoral legislation of Uzbekistan after the presidential election in March 2015, said the interim report of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following monitoring of the presidential election November 2-20.
Calling the upcoming election as a "turning point in the history of the country after 25 years of leadership of the country’s first President Islam Karimov", the experts stressed that the amendments to the electoral law were made taking into account the previous ODIHR recommendations.
Among important innovations are the conditions created for people with disabilities during voting. Moreover, for the first time, ballots were prepared for blind people.
According to the ODIHR mission, the country’s Central Election Committee (CEC) conducted trainings for the members of precinct election commissions.
According to the experts, the candidates running for the presidency used video conferencing during the meetings with voters in the regions.
According to the report, there are some shortcomings in the electoral process, in particular, the lack of a single electronic registrar of voters.
ODIHR has been involved in election monitoring in Uzbekistan for the seventh time.