Shavkat Mirziyoyev re-elected President of Uzbekistan

The Central Election Commission has announced the preliminary results of the presidential election held on July 9.

15.6 million people, i.e. 79.8 percent of the voters, cast their votes in the election.

More than 13,625,000 voters (87.05 percent) voted for Shavkat Mirziyoyev and he is re-elected as the country's president. The Chairman of the CEC officially congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his election as the President of Uzbekistan

Preliminary results:

• Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the candidate from UzLiDeP - 87.05 percent;
• Ulugbek Inoyatov, the candidate from the People's Democratic Party - 4.2 percent;
• Robakhon Mahmudova, the candidate from "Adolat" Social Democratic Party - 4.43 percent;
• Abdushukur Hamzaev, the candidate from the Eco Party - 3.74 percent.