In the press centre of the Central electoral committee (CEC) of the Republic of Uzbekistan took place the practical seminar on theme «Openness and publicity – main principles of election campaign».

In the seminar participated the members of the Central Electoral Committee, representatives of mass-media, political institutes and establishments, heads of the press-services of political parties, etc.

The main theme of the seminar was the questions of maintenance of publicity, openness and transparency of electoral process and the role of mass-media in the course of preparation and elections to Oliy Majlis of the Republics of Uzbekistan, regional, district and city Kengashs of people deputies.

The seminar was organized with a view of the further increase of knowledge level by heads of press groups of the national electoral legislation, discussion of questions connected with participation of mass-media workers, especially workers of press groups under the electoral commissions, in creation of conditions for operative and unbiased interpretation of processes of preparation and elections.

The chairman of the Central Electoral Committee M.Abdusalomov noticed, that parliamentary elections of the country and government representative bodies on places will be organized and spent in strict conformity with the national electoral legislation, with fixed principles of openness and publicity, and also with the Concept on preparation and elections to Oliy Majlis of the Republics of Uzbekistan, regional, district and city Kengashs of people deputies.

Participants of seminar were in detail informed about the work done on the basis of the given concept.

It was noticed, that in the centre and on places created all necessary organizational-legal conditions that work of the selective commissions on preparation and elections to Oliy Majlis of the Republics of Uzbekistan, regional, district and city Kengashs of people deputies to spend in the spirit of openness and publicity.

In the successful decision of these problems the important and responsible role belongs to the press-service of the Central Electoral Committee of Republic Karakalpakstan, press groups at regional and Tashkent city electoral commissions. Their performance in many respects depends on vocational training of workers of press groups and journalists, good knowledge of requirements of the electoral legislation.

At seminar it was underlined, that the primary goal of press groups is maintenance of objective and operative illumination of process of elections in Legislative chamber of Oliy Majlis and government representative bodies on places. It was noticed, that in the activity in the course of pre-election campaign it is necessary for them to pay special attention to such important questions, as granting to political parties the equal rights in use of mass media, illumination of a course of elections in strict conformity with legislation requirements.

At seminar were heard reports on themes: «Perfection of the electoral legislation in conditions of updating and society democratization», «Role of journalists in illumination in mass-media positions of laws on elections», «Principles of openness and publicity in the course of preparation and elections», «Role of TV and radio In illumination to electoral process».

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