Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan
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The Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan is a political party
and environmental movement
in Uzbekistan
. It was founded on 2 August 2008, and registered as a political party with the Ministry of Justice the following 20 September.
Fifteen of the 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan
(the lower chamber of the Oliy Majlis) are reserved for the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan under the revised electoral law of 2008. The movement elected its legislators at a congress held in conjunction with the general election
of 27 December 2009. One leglislator was elected from each territorial subdivision of Uzbekistan (Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces
and Tashkent
city) plus one member from the Executive Committee of the Central Council of the Ecological Movement. Delegates to the congress were elected in equal numbers at the conferences of each of the territorial branches of the Ecological Movement.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
and environmental movement
Environmental movement
The environmental movement, a term that includes the conservation and green politics, is a diverse scientific, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues....
in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. It was founded on 2 August 2008, and registered as a political party with the Ministry of Justice the following 20 September.
Fifteen of the 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan
Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan
The Legislative Chamber is the lower house of the Supreme Assembly, or National Assembly of Uzbekistan. It has 150 members, 135 elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies using the two-round system and 15 elected by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.-Chairpersons of the...
(the lower chamber of the Oliy Majlis) are reserved for the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan under the revised electoral law of 2008. The movement elected its legislators at a congress held in conjunction with the general election
Uzbekistani parliamentary election, 2009
Parliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 27 December 2009 and 10 January 2010 to elect the 150 members of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan, the lower house of the Oliy Majlis. Of these, 135 were directly elected from single member constituencies using the two-round system, while 15...
of 27 December 2009. One leglislator was elected from each territorial subdivision of Uzbekistan (Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces
Provinces of Uzbekistan
|Uzbekistan is divided into 12 provinces , 1 autonomous republic , and 1 independent city |Uzbekistan is divided into 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular viloyat, viloyati in compound, e.g. Toshkent viloyati, Samarqand viloyati), 1 autonomous republic (respublika, respublikasi in compound, e.g....
and Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
city) plus one member from the Executive Committee of the Central Council of the Ecological Movement. Delegates to the congress were elected in equal numbers at the conferences of each of the territorial branches of the Ecological Movement.