“What is an independent parliament? What is democracy? We have never had either,” said Matluba Boltayeva, an entrepreneur in Andijan, eastern Uzbekistan. Boltayeva told VOA it is more ...

Uzbekistan votes in parliamentary elections ... in the nation of 37 million is concentrated in Mirziyoev's hands and parliament rarely opposes laws drafted by his cabinet. The main change ...

Uzbekistan votes in parliamentary election ... the nation of 37 million remains concentrated in Mirziyoyev's hands and parliament rarely opposes laws drafted by his cabinet. The main change ...

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Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central Asian country. All candidates running in Sunday ...

A new bill being considered by the country’s parliament aims to remove the current limit of 120 overtime hours per year and ...

During the 150th World Parliament assembly held in Uzbekistan, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, who heads Nigeria’s Senate Inter-Parliamentary Committee, underscored the pivotal role President Bola Tinubu ...

Uzbekistan holds a parliamentary election with all participating parties supporting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Due to the lack of opposition, the new parliament will likely remain loyal to ...

although all of them have also been nominated by Uzbekistan's five registered parties, none of which oppose Mirziyoyev. One area where Uzbek parliament deputies have been more outspoken than ...