Voter turnout in Uzbek regions was between 88-92%

According to the preliminary data of the CEC, over 18.928 million voters cast their ballots in the presidential elections, which makes up 91.01% from total number of registered voters.

The data of the CEC shows that voter turnout was higher than 90% in all regions of Uzbekistan, except Tashkent city (voter turnout – 88.52%) and Navoi region (89.08%).

The highest voter turnout was registered in Kashkadarya region (92.16%) and Samarkand region (92.06%). In other regions, voter turnout was between 90% and 92%.

It is worth to mention that four candidates competed in the presidential elections – from the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal-Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – Islam Karimov, the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – Hotamjon Ketmonov, the Democratic Party of Uzbekistan "Milly Tiklanish" – Akmal Saidov and the Social-democratic party "Adolat" – Narimon Umarov.

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