Asif Noor, Muhammad. "Elections of Legislative Chamber of the Parliament (Oliy Majlis) in Uzbekistan". Diplomatic Insight, Vol.8, No.1 (2015): 7-8.

Asif Noor, Muhammad. "Elections of Legislative Chamber of the Parliament (Oliy Majlis) in Uzbekistan". Diplomatic Insight, Vol.8, No.1 (2015): 7-8.

• In the 2015 election out of 535 registered candidates there were 170 women, for 135 constituencies (7).
• "To witness such an outstanding event, CEC of Uzbekistan registered more than 300 observers from almost 40 countries including Pakistan. This multiparty system of country was meant to formulate and execute the foundation of democratic principles within the country hence increasing citizen’s voices at the decision making bodies" (7).
• "Over 350 representatives of the national and foreign media outlets also took part in covering the elections, [...] Along with [...] observers from five international and regional organizations including Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office and Association of World Elections Bodies (AWEB)" (7).
• In order to address the environmental issues facing Uzbekistan, the constitutional reforms initiated in 2008 by Islom Karimov created the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan and allocated 15 permanent seats to its deputies in the lower house (8).
• The government provided areas for babies and toddlers to be cared for at the polling stations. Medical supplies and personnel were also on hand in each of the stations (8).