Parliamentary Elections, 22 December 2019
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Mission at a glance
Mission at a glance
Head of Mission: Tana de Zulueta
11 core team experts from 9 participating States, based in Tashkent
30 long-term observers deployed throughout the country
250 short-term observers requested from OSCE participating States
Mission schedule
Mission schedule
25 November: Opening press conference
1 December: Arrival of long-term observers
2 December: Briefing of long-term observers
3 December: Deployment of long-term observers throughout the country
17 December: Arrival of short-term observers
18-19 December: Briefing of short-term observers
19 -20 December: Deployment of short-term observers
22 December: Election day
23 December: Press conference on preliminary findings and conclusions
25 December: Departure of short-term observers
27 December: Departure of long-term observers
29 December: Departure of the core team
International Election Observation Mission press conference, Tashkent, 23 December 2019
Following an invitation to observe the 22 December 2019 parliamentary elections in the Republic of Uzbekistan, based on the findings and conclusions of the Needs Assessment Mission deployed from 9 to 11 July, and in accordance with its mandate, ODIHR has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM).
Long-term Observation
The ODIHR EOM, headed by Tana de Zulueta, consists of 11 international experts based in Tashkent. In addition, 30 long-term observers will be deployed throughout the country from 3 December.
The mission will assess the elections for their compliance with OSCE commitments and other international obligations and standards, as well as with national legislation. Observers will follow voter registration, campaign activities, the work of the election administration and relevant state bodies, implementation of the legislative framework, and the resolution of election-related disputes. As part of the observation, the EOM will conduct a comprehensive monitoring of the media.
Election Day
ODIHR will request participating States to second 250 short-term observers around election day. The short-term observers will be deployed throughout the country in multinational teams of two to monitor the opening of polling stations, the voting, the counting of ballots, and the tabulation of results.
The day after the elections, ODIHR will issue a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions at a press conference. A final report on the observation of the entire electoral process will be issued approximately two months after the end of the observation mission.
Co-operation with Other Partners
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is planning to deploy observer delegations for these elections.
Previous Elections
ODIHR has previously observed seven elections in the country, most recently the 2016 early presidential election.