Rapper to run for Tashkent local council

AKIPRESS.COM - Rapper Shohruh said he will run for Tashkent local council as candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, CA-News reports. "Dear compatriots! As you know, music is my hobby. I think life is not only singing. I also to make my contribution into development of the home country. What do you think?" the rapper asked his Instagram followers.
Uzbekistan will hold parliamentary and local council elections on December 22.
The elections will be held according to the revised Electoral Code. Five political parties will run in elections, including Democratic Party National Revival, People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen, Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, Social Democratic Party Adolat (Justice), Ecological Party of Uzbekistan.