Uzbekistan

CEC announces final results of presidential elections

CEC announces final results of presidential elections
CEC announces final results of presidential elections
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- On 9 December, Central Elections Commission of Uzbekistan (CEC) announced the results of elections of the President of Uzbekistan, which were held on 4 December 2016.

According to the CEC, 17.951 million citizens from 20.461 million voters participated in the election, which makes up 87.73% of total number of voters.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a candidate from UzLiDeP, collected 15.906 million voters or 88.61% of people, participated in the voting.

Candidate from People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Hatamjan Ketmanov received 669,187 votes or 3.73% votes of people, who casted their votes.

About 619,972 people supported Nariman Umarov from Adolat Party, which makes up 3.46% of total ballots.

Sarvar Otamuratov from Milliy Tiklanish collected 2.35% votes. Some 421,055 people voted for Otamuratov.

The CEC of Uzbekistan issued resolution that Shavkat Mirziyoyev is elected president of Uzbekistan. He was elected for five years.

Anvar Umarov
Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.