“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 ...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 5. Uzbekistan and Austria are poised to strengthen cooperation through joint projects in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Speaker of Parliament Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu announced the adoption of a public budget exceeding 800 billion soms for 2026 ...

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 ...

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Speaker of Parliament Nurlanbek Turgunbek uulu inspected the condition of dilapidated medical facilities in Ala-Buka village, ...

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 ...

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 ...