O’zbekiston respublikasi ichki ishlar vazirligi akademiya

 
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The Electoral System of the Republic of Uzbekistan 
 
The elections in our Republic are held on the basis of universal, 
equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot. All citizens of the Republic 
of Uzbekistan at the age of 18 have the right to vote. Every citizen has 
only one vote. 
According to the Constitution every citizen of our Republic at the 
age 25 can be elected to the Oliy Majlis. 
The Uzbek electoral system makes no difference between men and 
women or between Russians, Ukrainians, Uzbeks or any other 
nationality and they have the same rights. Citizens serving in the 
armed forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan have the right to elect and 
to be elected on equal terms with other citizens. 
Elections are usually held on Sundays. Democracy is the essential 
feature of our electoral system. All candidates to the Soviets of 
People’s Deputies are nominated by mass organizations. Which 
candidate will be nominated by a given collective is decided by a 

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majority vote. Deputies must report back to their electors. They may 
be recalled if they don’t justify their electors’ confidence. 
The electoral procedure shall be specified by Law.