Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1992, as amended to 2017
Political Rights and Association
  • English
    Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to participate in the management of public and state affairs, both directly and through representatives. Such participation shall be exercised by way of self-administration, holding referendums and the democratic formation of state bodies, as well as by way of the development and enhancement of public control over the activity of state bodies. … (Art. 32)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarolari jamiyat va davlat ishlarini boshqarishda bevosita hamda o‘z vakillari orqali ishtirok etish huquqiga egadirlar. Bunday ishtirok etish o‘zini o‘zi boshqarish, referendumlar o‘tkazish va davlat organlarini demokratik tarzda tashkil etish, shuningdek davlat organlarining faoliyati ustidan jamoatchilik nazoratini rivojlantirish va takomillashtirish yo‘li bilan amalga oshiriladi. … (32-modda)
Political Rights and Association
  • English
    Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to form trade unions, political parties and other public associations, and to participate in mass movements.
    No one may infringe on the rights, freedoms and dignity of individuals constituting the minority opposition in political parties, public associations and mass movements, as well as in representative bodies of authority. (Art. 34)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarolari kasaba uyushmalariga, siyosiy partiyalarga va boshqa jamoat birlashmalariga uyushish, ommaviy harakatlarda ishtirok etish huquqiga egadirlar.
    Siyosiy partiyalarda, jamoat birlashmalarida, ommaviy harakatlarda, shuningdek hokimiyatning vakillik organlarida ozchilikni tashkil etuvchi muxolifatchi shaxslarning huquqlari, erkinliklari va qadr-qimmatini hech kim kamsitishi mumkin emas. (34-modda)
Political Rights and Association
  • English
    Trade unions, political parties, scholarly societies, women’s, veterans’ and youth organizations, professional associations, mass movements and other organizations of citizens, registered in the procedure prescribed by law, shall have the status of public associations in the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Art. 56)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasida qonunda belgilangan tartibda ro‘yxatdan o‘tkazilgan kasaba uyushmalari, siyosiy partiyalar, olimlarning jamiyatlari, xotin-qizlar, faxriylar va yoshlar tashkilotlari, ijodiy uyushmalar, ommaviy harakatlar va fuqarolarning boshqa uyushmalari jamoat birlashmalari sifatida e’tirof etiladi. (56-modda)
Political Rights and Association
  • English
    The state shall safeguard the rights and lawful interests of public associations, and provide them with equal legal possibilities for participating in public life.
    Interference by state bodies and officials in the activity of public associations, as well as interference by public associations in the activity of state bodies and officials, shall be impermissible. (Art. 58)
  • Uzbek
    Davlat jamoat birlashmalarining huquqlari va qonuniy manfaatlariga rioya etilishini ta’minlaydi, ularga ijtimoiy hayotda ishtirok etish uchun teng huquqiy imkoniyatlar yaratib beradi.
    Davlat organlari va mansabdor shaxslarning jamoat birlashmalari faoliyatiga aralashishiga, shuningdek jamoat birlashmalarining davlat organlari va mansabdor shaxslar faoliyatiga aralashishiga yo‘l qo‘yilmaydi. (58-modda)
Political Rights and Association
  • English
    Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall have the right to elect and be elected to the representative bodies of state authority. Every elector shall have one vote. The right to vote, equality and freedom of expression of will shall be guaranteed by law.
    ... All citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached eighteen years of age shall have the right to vote.
    ... Citizens, who have been legally certified as mentally unfit, as well as persons in prisons, may neither elect nor be elected. Any other direct or indirect infringement on citizens’ voting rights shall be inadmissible. … (Art. 117)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarolari davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlariga saylash va saylanish huquqiga egadirlar. Har bir saylovchi bir ovozga ega. Ovoz berish huquqi, o‘z xohish irodasini bildirish tengligi va erkinligi qonun bilan kafolatlanadi.
    ... O‘zbekiston Respublikasining o‘n sakkiz yoshga to‘lgan fuqarolari saylash huquqiga egadirlar.
    ... Sud tomonidan muomalaga layoqatsiz deb topilgan fuqarolar, shuningdek sud hukmi bilan ozodlikdan mahrum etish joylarida saqlanayotgan shaxslar saylanishi mumkin emas va saylovda qatnashmaydilar. Boshqa har qanday hollarda fuqarolarning saylov huquqlarini to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri yoki bilvosita cheklashga yo‘l qo‘yilmaydi. ... (117-modda)
Political Parties
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    Trade unions, political parties, scholarly societies, women’s, veterans’ and youth organizations, professional associations, mass movements and other organizations of citizens, registered in the procedure prescribed by law, shall have the status of public associations in the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Art. 56)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasida qonunda belgilangan tartibda ro‘yxatdan o‘tkazilgan kasaba uyushmalari, siyosiy partiyalar, olimlarning jamiyatlari, xotin-qizlar, faxriylar va yoshlar tashkilotlari, ijodiy uyushmalar, ommaviy harakatlar va fuqarolarning boshqa uyushmalari jamoat birlashmalari sifatida e’tirof etiladi. (56-modda)
Political Parties
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    The formation and functioning of political parties and public associations, which aim to do the following, shall be prohibited: change the existing constitutional system by force, speak or demonstrate against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the Republic, the constitutional rights and freedoms of its citizens, advocate war or spread social, national, racial and religious hostility, and encroach on the health and morality of the people, as well as armed associations and political parties based on ethnic and religious principles.Secret societies and associations shall be banned. (Art. 57)
  • Uzbek
    Konstitutsiyaviy tuzumni zo‘rlik bilan o‘zgartirishni maqsad qilib qo‘yuvchi, respublikaning suvereniteti, yaxlitligi va xavfsizligiga, fuqarolarning konstitutsiyaviy huquq va erkinliklariga qarshi chiquvchi, urushni, ijtimoiy, milliy, irqiy va diniy adovatni targ‘ib qiluvchi, xalqning sog‘lig‘i va ma’naviyatiga tajovuz qiluvchi, shuningdek harbiylashtirilgan birlashmalarning, milliy va diniy ruhdagi siyosiy partiyalarning hamda jamoat birlashmalarining tuzilishi va faoliyati taqiqlanadi. Maxfiy jamiyatlar va uyushmalar tuzish taqiqlanadi. (57-modda)
Political Parties
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    Political parties shall express the political will of various sections and groups of the population, and through their democratically elected representatives shall participate in the formation of government. Political parties shall submit public reports on their financial sources to the Oliy Majlis or their plenipotentiary body in a prescribed manner. (Art. 60)
  • Uzbek
    Siyosiy partiyalar turli tabaqa va guruhlarning siyosiy irodasini ifodalaydilar va o‘zlarining demokratik yo‘l bilan saylab qo‘yilgan vakillari orqali davlat hokimiyatini tuzishda ishtirok etadilar. Siyosiy partiyalar o‘z faoliyatlarini moliyaviy ta’minlanish manbalari haqida Oliy Majlisga yoki u vakil qilgan organga belgilangan tartibda oshkora hisobotlar berib turadilar. (60-modda)
Electoral Bodies
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    … To organize and hold the elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as referenda of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be formed by the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the main principles of activity of which shall be independence, legality, collegiality, openness and fairness.
    The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall carry out its activity on a permanent basis and shall be guided in its activity by the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, laws on elections and referenda of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and other legislative acts. … (Art. 117)
  • Uzbek
    ... O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti saylovini, O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisiga saylovni, shuningdek O‘zbekiston Respublikasi referendumini tashkil etish va o‘tkazish uchun O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi tomonidan faoliyatining asosiy printsiplari mustaqillik, qonuniylik, kollegiallik, oshkoralik va adolatlilikdan iborat bo‘lgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy saylov komissiyasi tuziladi.
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Markaziy saylov komissiyasi o‘z faoliyatini doimiy asosda amalga oshiradi va o‘z faoliyatida O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Konstitutsiyasiga, O‘zbekiston Respublikasining saylov to‘g‘risidagi hamda referendum to‘g‘risidagi qonunlariga va boshqa qonunlarga amal qiladi. ... (117-modda)
Head of State
  • English
    The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the Head of the State and ensures the concerted functioning and cooperation of bodies of state authority. (Art. 89)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti davlat boshlig‘idir va davlat hokimiyati organlarining kelishilgan holda faoliyat yuritishini hamda hamkorligini ta’minlaydi. (89-modda)
Head of State
  • English
    A citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan not younger than thirty five, proficient in the state language and permanently residing on the territory of Uzbekistan for at least 10 years, immediately preceding the elections, may be elected the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. One and the same person may not be the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for more than two consecutive terms.
    The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected by citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of the universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for the term of five years. The procedure for electing the President shall be defined by Republic of Uzbekistan law. (Art. 90)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti lavozimiga o‘ttiz besh yoshdan kichik bo‘lmagan, davlat tilini yaxshi biladigan, bevosita saylovgacha kamida 10 yil O‘zbekiston hududida muqim yashayotgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi saylanishi mumkin. Ayni bir shaxs surunkasiga ikki muddatdan ortiq O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti bo‘lishi mumkin emas.
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti O‘zbekiston Respublikasining fuqarolari tomonidan umumiy, teng va to‘g‘ridan-to‘g‘ri saylov huquqi asosida yashirin ovoz berish yo‘li bilan besh yil muddatga saylanadi. Prezidentni saylash tartibi O‘zbekiston Respublikasining qonuni bilan belgilanadi. (90-modda)
Head of State
  • English
    The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall:
    1) guarantee observance of rights and freedoms of citizens, the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan;
    … (Art. 93)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Prezidenti:
    1) fuqarolarning huquqlari va erkinliklariga, O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Konstitutsiyasi va qonunlariga rioya etilishining kafilidir;
    … (93-modda)
Government
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    Executive power shall be exercised by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be composed of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, his deputies, ministers, chairmen of the state committees. …
    A nominee for the position of Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be proposed by the political party that has secured the most seats in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan or by a coalition of several political parties, which, among them, has secured the most seats.
    The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, after considering the proposed nominee for the position of Prime Minister, within a ten-day term shall propose the nominee for consideration and approval by the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
    The nominee for the position of Prime Minister, during the consideration and approval of their nomination in the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall present a program of action of the Cabinet of Ministers for short and long-term prospects.
    A nominee of the Prime Minister shall be deemed as approved, if more than half of the total number of deputies of the Legislative Chamber and of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan vote for said nominee.
    Members of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be approved by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan upon the nomination of the Prime Minister. … (Art. 98)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Vazirlar Mahkamasi ijro etuvchi hokimiyatni amalga oshiradi. O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Vazirlar Mahkamasi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Bosh vaziri, uning o‘rinbosarlari, vazirlar, davlat qo‘mitalarining raislaridan iborat. ...
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Bosh vaziri nomzodi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasiga saylovda eng ko‘p deputatlik o‘rinlarini olgan siyosiy partiya yoki teng miqdordagi eng ko‘p deputatlik o‘rinlarini qo‘lga kiritgan bir necha siyosiy partiya tomonidan taklif etiladi.
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti taqdim etilgan Bosh vazir lavozimiga nomzodni ko‘rib chiqqanidan keyin o‘n kun muddat ichida uni O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi palatalarining ko‘rib chiqishi va tasdiqlashi uchun taklif etadi.
    Bosh vazir lavozimiga nomzod O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisida uning nomzodi ko‘rib chiqilayotganda va tasdiqlanayotganda Vazirlar Mahkamasining yaqin muddatga va uzoq istiqbolga mo‘ljallangan harakat dasturini taqdim etadi.
    Bosh vazir nomzodi uning uchun tegishincha O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputatlari va Senati a’zolari umumiy sonining yarmidan ko‘pi tomonidan ovoz berilgan taqdirda tasdiqlangan hisoblanadi.
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Vazirlar Mahkamasining a’zolari Bosh vazir taqdimiga binoan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti tomonidan tasdiqlanadi. ... (98-modda)
Legislature
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    The supreme state representative and legislative body shall be the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
    The Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of two chambers — the Legislative Chamber (the lower chamber) and the Senate (the upper chamber). … (Art. 76)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasining Oliy Majlisi oliy davlat vakillik organi bo‘lib, qonun chiqaruvchi hokimiyatni amalga oshiradi.
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi ikki palatadan — Qonunchilik palatasi (quyi palata) va Senatdan (yuqori palata) iborat. … (76-modda)
Legislature
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    The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of one hundred fifty deputies elected according to law.
    (First paragraph of Art. 77 of O'RQ (Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan) of the number 194 version of 25 December 2008 - O'R QHT (Statute of Laws), 2008, number 52, Art. 510)
    The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be the chamber of territorial representation and shall consist of members of the Senate (senators).
    Members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected in equal quantity – six persons – from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions (viloyats), and the city of Tashkent by secret ballot at relevant joint sittings of deputies of Zhokarghy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, representative bodies of the state of regions (viloyats), districts (tumans), cities and towns from among these deputies. Sixteen members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from among the most authoritative citizens with large practical experience and special merits in the spheres of science, art, literature, manufacture and other spheres of state and public activity.
    A deputy of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, may be a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who has reached on the date of the elections twenty-five years of age and who has permanently resided in the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan for not less than five years. Requirements for candidates to be a deputy shall be determined by law.
    One and the same person may not be simultaneously a deputy of the Legislative Chamber and a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Art. 77)
  • Uzbek
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi qonunga muvofiq saylanadigan bir yuz ellik deputatdan iborat.
    (77-moddaning birinchi qismi O‘zbekiston Respublikasining 2008 yil 25 dekabrdagi O‘RQ-194-sonli Qonuni tahririda — O‘R QHT, 2008 y., 52-son, 510-modda)
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati hududiy vakillik palatasi bo‘lib, Senat a’zolaridan (senatorlardan) iborat.
    O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati a’zolari Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi Jo‘qorg‘i Kengesi, viloyatlar, tumanlar va shaharlar davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlari deputatlarining tegishli qo‘shma majlislarida mazkur deputatlar orasidan yashirin ovoz berish yo‘li bilan Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi, viloyatlar va Toshkent shahridan teng miqdorda — olti kishidan saylanadi. O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senatining o‘n olti nafar a’zosi fan, san’at, adabiyot, ishlab chiqarish sohasida hamda davlat va jamiyat faoliyatining boshqa tarmoqlarida katta amaliy tajribaga ega bo‘lgan hamda alohida xizmat ko‘rsatgan eng obro‘li fuqarolar orasidan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti tomonidan tayinlanadi.
    Saylov kuni yigirma besh yoshga to‘lgan hamda kamida besh yil O‘zbekiston Respublikasi hududida muqim yashayotgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputati, shuningdek O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati a’zosi bo‘lishi mumkin. Deputatlikka nomzodlarga qo‘yiladigan talablar qonun bilan belgilanadi.
    Ayni bir shaxs bir paytning o‘zida O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputati va Senati a’zosi bo‘lishi mumkin emas. (77-modda)
1

Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1992, as amended to 2014 (English). Consolidated version as amended to 2017 not publicly available. According to Art. 4: “The state language of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be Uzbek. …”

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Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1992, as amended to 2017 (Uzbek).

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Art. 108 as amended by 2017 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2019
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Art. 109 as amended by 2017 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2019
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Art. 109 as amended by 2017 Amendment; In-house translation by UN Women, 2019