Senate of Uzbekistan | |
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5th Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits
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None |
Leadership | |
Chairman
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Nigmatilla Yuldashev
Since January 22, 2015 |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 (84 directly elected and 16 appointed by the president) |
Length of term
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5 years |
Website | |
senat |
The Senate is the upper house of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) of Uzbekistan.
The senate is composed of 100 members:
Senators are indirectly elected by an electoral college comprising members of local councils, with the country's 14 regions consisting of 12 provinces plus the capital of Tashkent and the semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan each electing senators to fill 6 seats. Senators serve 5 year terms.