Jointly Written by: MR. Khalid Taimur and Mr. Kalandar Abdurakhmanov, Rector, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Tashkent & Academician of Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The early elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan held on July 9 became a resonant event, widely and in detail covered by foreign media.
Leading news agencies of the countries of Central Asia, Russian news agencies and many others informed about the course of the electoral process and the voting results. The agencies also reported that the newly elected President of Uzbekistan has already received congratulations from the leaders of foreign countries, primarily the states of Central Asia.
The people of the Republic of Uzbekistan took an active part in the presidential elections this year. 15.6 million people voted, that is, 79 percent of the voters. More than ten international organizations and about 800 foreign observers from 47 countries of the world observed the electoral process.
According to the voting results, Shavkat Mirziyoyev , a candidate from the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, was elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for a period of 7 years with 87.05 percent of the vote.
In Uzbekistan, along with the adopted Constitution in the new edition, cardinal transformations continue, where the highest value is human rights, his freedom and legitimate interests. In the process of building New Uzbekistan, special attention is paid to the compliance of the electoral legislation with generally recognized international standards, the full and broad provision of the electoral right of citizens.
All processes in the country are carried out openly and transparently on the basis of the national electoral legislation and the deadlines specified in it.
The first ideas about democracy proceeded from the fact that its most important features are democracy, the equality of all citizens before the law, the equal right to participate in the management of society, and decision-making by a majority of votes. In modern conditions, democracy has acquired new forms, while it retains its main idea – democracy.
The origins of the current elections lie in ancient Greece and ancient Rome. It was there that the fundamental concepts of democracy were born: the rule of law, the election of government bodies and officials, the active participation of citizens in solving state issues. Athenian democracy was direct and immediate. Any citizen theoretically had the right to participate in solving important state issues.
In ancient Greece, open voting and secret balloting by lot were used. The ballot was a bob: white meant “for” and black meant “against”. In Athens, there was another type of secret ballot – the “court of potsherds”: according to it, the community had the right to expel any public figure from the city if his popularity threatened the foundations of democracy. The ancient principles of civil liberty and equality were actively used in the Roman Republic.
Moreover, in ancient Rome, the election campaign began long before voting day. The candidate declared to the authorities about his desire to run. After that, the election campaign began: the candidate put on a snow-white toga, which meant his clear conscience, and went to the squares and bazaars, asking for support from voters. On voting day, each person received a small tablet and wrote the name of the candidate on it and put it in the ballot box.
The history of elections in Uzbekistan should be counted from the reign of Amir Temur . It was during the reign of the Temurids that elective institutions were first formed. Sahibkiran constantly reformed the state system and established a new state administration.
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