The percentage of women candidates reached a historic high of 44.7 percent. This demonstrates the serious efforts of political parties to ensure gender equality and increase women's political participation. As emphasized by the mission, increasing women's participation is important for gender equality. According to the election results, women won 47 out of 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber and accounted for 45 percent of the candidates.
OSCE/ODIHR observation: how inclusive were the elections?
Today, a press conference was held by representatives of the mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan.