In conformity with the Article 83 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the President, in line with the order of legislative initiative, put forward for the consideration of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis the draft law \"On strengthening the role of political parties in renewal and further democratization of state administration and modernization of the country\", and a draft law envisaging the introduction of amendments to certain articles of the Constitution.

The aim of the first new law is to strengthen the role of the political parties in the process of democratization of the state administration and modernization of the country. It provides the definition of a political fraction, and states that a fraction of a political party that receives the majority of seats in the Legislative Chamber makes up the parliamentary majority. It also outlines the rights of the parliamentary opposition, the order for the election of speaker and his deputies, the appointment and removal from the position of the Prime Minister of the country, as well as khokims (mayors) of regions and the city of Tashkent.

Today, in the process of democratization, the determining role belongs to the political parties and their importance in the system of state and social construction. In commentaries to the law, it states that \"the need to intensify the democratic reforms requires substantial increase in the socio-political activeness of the citizens, adoption of new decisions aimed at reinforcing the role and position of political parties in state and social life of the country in view of the contemporary realities and requirements set by the democratization of state-building and social development, fuller consideration of the interest, will and opinions of people.\"

The law was drafted after careful analysis of the experience of several democratic countries. This is specifically stressed in the commentaries: \"The principles and criteria for the assessment of the performance of political fractions and independent deputies jointing them contained in the draft law are based on the practice commonly accepted in democratic states, where political parties taking part in the elections to the parliament of the country determine their programme goals depending on the course, targets and tasks set by the newly formed government. Such system and practice is present in the majority of democratic states, particularly in Germany, Finland, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece, etc.\"

The Constitutional Law will enter into force as of 1 January 2008.