“Reformist” President Shavkat Mirziyoev wins Uzbekistan elections in landslide victory
Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins Uzbekistan’s presidential election with over 80% of vote
By IAR Desk
According to preliminary results unveiled by the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan on 25 October, the Uzbekistans incumbent leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev has won the election. He was re-elected for a second term. 80.1% of voters voted for Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s candidacy.
“Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party, received 80.1% of the vote”, Zayniddin Nizamhodjayev, chairman of the Central Election Commission, announced at a news conference.
Maksuda Vorisova from Peoples Democratic Party was placed second with 6.6% of the votes. Alisher Kadyrov from Milliy Tiklanish gained 5.5%, candidate from Ecological Party, Narzullo Oblomurodov received 4.1%, and least of the votes, 3.4% were for Bahrom Abduhalimov from Adolat Social Democratic Party.
“According to the electoral law in the country, the candidate who receives more than half of the votes cast will be considered the winner,” Nizamhodjayev said.
More than 16.21 million people cast their votes in the presidential elections held on Sunday, he added, noting that the voter turn-out was 80.4%.
“The presidential election, which took place in a real competitive environment between five political parties and their candidates, is a clear indication that freedom and democracy are increasingly being consolidated in Uzbekistan,” he said.
No complaints about irregularities in the election were reported, he went on to say.
The country with a population of about 35 million people, has a total of more than 20 million registered voters. As many as 10,760 polling stations were set up across the country for the presidential election.
Observers from the CIS, the SCO, the Russian State Duma, the OSCE and from other foreign countries including India attended the elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated President Mirziyoyev on the remarkable win. “Heartiest congratulations to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his victory in the election. I am confident that India-Uzbekistan strategic partnership will continue to strengthen in your second term. My best wishes to you and the friendly people of Uzbekistan,” the prime minister posted on his Twitter account.
Heartiest congratulations to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his victory in the election. I am confident that India-Uzbekistan strategic partnership will continue to strengthen in your second term. My best wishes to you and the friendly people of Uzbekistan.@president_uz
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 25, 2021
Presidents of foreign countries, including Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and many others held a phone call with Shavkat Mirziyoyev to congratulate him on his victory in the Presidential elections.
