Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1992, as amended to 2017
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
  • English
    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
  • English
    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
  • English
    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)
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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