95); First Deputy Prime Minister Ismoil JURABEKOV (since NA 1991);
Deputy Prime Ministers Viktor CHZHEN (since NA 1994), Bakhtiyor
HAMIDOV (since NA 1992), Kayim HAKKULOV (since NA 1991), Dilbar
GHOLOMOVA (since NA 1995), Alisher AZIZKHOJAYEV (since NA 1996),
Mirabror USMONOV (since NA 1995), Rustam YUNUSOV (since NA 1994)
cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with approval
of the Supreme Assembly
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 29 December 1991 (next to be held NA January 2000;
note-extension of President KARIMOV's term for an additional four
years overwhelmingly approved - 99.6% of total vote in favor-by
national referendum held 26 March 1995); prime minister and deputy
prime ministers appointed by the president
election results: Islom KARIMOV elected president; percent of
vote-Islom KARIMOV 86%, Muhammed SOLIH 12%, other 2%

Legislative branch: unicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis (250
seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 25 December 1994 (next to be held NA December
1999)
election results: percent of vote by party-NA; seats by party-People's
Democratic Party 207, Fatherland Progress Party 12, other 31;
note-final runoffs were held 22 January 1995; seating was as follows:
People's Democratic Party 69, Fatherland Progress Party 14, Social
Democratic Party 47, local government 120
note: all parties in parliament support President KARIMOV

Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judges are nominated by the president
and confirmed by the Supreme Assembly

Political parties and leaders: People's Democratic Party or HDP
(formerly Communist Party) [Abdulkhafiz JALOLOV, first secretary];
Fatherland Progress Party (Vatan Tarakiyoti) or VTP [Anwar YULDASHEV,
chairman]; Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party [Turgunpulat
DAMINOV, first secretary]; Democratic National Rebirth Party (Milly
Tiklanish) or MTP [Ibrahim GAFUROV, chairman]

Political pressure groups and leaders: Birlik (Unity) Movement
[Abdurakhim PULATOV, chairman]; Islamic Rebirth Party or IRP [Abdullah
UTAYEV, chairman], note-is banned; Erk (Freedom) Democratic Party
[Muhamd SOLIH, chairman] was banned 9 December 1992
note: all of the above groups are illegal; UTAYEV disappeared in 1992
and probably was detained by the government, but his whereabouts is
unknown

International organization participation: AsDB, CCC, CIS, EAPC, EBRD,
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