Presidential elections took place in Uzbekistan on Sunday. In addition to Shavkat Mirziyoyev, four other candidates were vying for the presidency. Photo: Internet Voter turnout at the end of the elections was 80.8% by the time the polling stations closed, said the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Zainiddin Nizamkhodjaev. All five officially operating parties […]
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Presidential elections took place in Uzbekistan on Sunday. In addition to Shavkat Mirziyoyev, four other candidates were vying for the presidency.
Photo: Internet
Voter turnout at the end of the elections was 80.8% by the time the polling stations closed, said the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Zainiddin Nizamkhodjaev.
All five officially operating parties in the country – the Ecological Party, “Milliy Tiklanish” (“National Revival”), the Liberal-Democratic Party (UzLiDeP), the People’s Democratic Party (NDPU), and “Adolat” (“Justice”) – registered their candidates with the Central Election Commission. Among them is the incumbent president Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is the clear favorite.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected president in 2016 after the death of Islam Karimov. During Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s presidency, the long-standing tense relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have changed. The parties have moved towards rapprochement, opened borders for citizens, and restored trade relations between the countries.
Photo: Internet