Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Jan.12
By Demir Azizov- Trend:
Nurdinjon Ismailov, MP from the People's Democratic Party has been elected the speaker of the new composition of the Legislative (lower) Chamber of Uzbek parliament.
Ismailov has previously worked in the prosecution and justice bodies. He was elected to the parliament in 1995 and worked as the deputy chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Issues. Ismailov has served as the president's state advisor since 2012.
Moreover, during the first meeting of the Legislative Chamber held on Jan.12, the MPs elected five deputy speakers who are the representatives of factions of four political parties and MP group of Uzbekistan's Ecological Movement.
Additionally, the list of parliamentary committees was approved, a decision package was adopted on distribution of positions of committee heads among the factions of political parties.
It was reported that 150 MPs were elected to the Legislative Chamber as a result of the elections. The Liberal Democratic Party got the largest number of seats (52) as a result of the elections. Moreover, Democratic Party Milly Tiklanish got 36 seats, People's Democratic Party - 27 and the Social Democratic Party Adolat (Justice) - 20 seats. Additionally, 15 MPs from the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan were elected at the conference of this public organization by secret ballot.
Uzbekistan's bicameral parliament was created in 2005. Its legislative chamber permanently employs 150 MPs.
The upper house - Senate - employs 100 MPs elected in equal numbers, i.e. six MPs from the Karakalpakstan Republic, provinces and the city of Tashkent. Another 16 members of the Senate are appointed by Uzbek president from among the most distinguished citizens.
Edited by SI