Parliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 22 December 2019, with a second round in 25 of the 150 constituencies on 5 January 2020.
All five parties contesting the elections were regarded as loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
[7] A total of 750 candidates contested the 150 seats, representing five parties viewed as loyal to the president.
[3] However, after the first round of voting, President Mirziyoyev and the Chairman of the Central Election Commission made rare public acknowledgements of the existence of opposition parties, and raised the possibility that they would be allowed to participate in future elections.
[10][11] These statements were made amidst an outbreak of protests over shortages and high prices during the campaign period,[12][13][14][15][16][17] and the increased use of social media to discuss politics in the country.