P.Hickman: ‘Elections Held Based On Publicity, Dem. Principles’

With elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan held on December 23 this year is already over, the international observers, who have arrived in the country in scores, comment on the very process of voting and other things that they have witnessed on the day of elections.

Peter Hickman, the Washington Press Club Vice President, is one of such international observers, who came from the United States. He is what he has said while speaking to the Uzbekistan National News Agency.

“The elections were held on the elated mood. Voters came to the polling stations to realize their civil rights in practice.

On December 23 at 9:30 in the morning I have arrived in the polling station №461 in the Akhunbabaev District in Ferghana Province. By that time 35 percent of voters have already voted.

The elections were held on the basis of publicity, objectiveness and democratic principles. Having visited the polling stations I can say that I did not observe the any cases of violation of laws”.