Presidential vote in Uzbekistan acknowledged as valid, turnout exceeds necessary 33%

The turnout in Uzbekistan’s early presidential election amounted to 33.54% as of 11 a.m. local time (10 a.m. Moscow time), exceeding the threshold required for the voting to be acknowledged as valid, deputy head of the republic’s Central Electoral Commission Bakhrom Kuchkarov told a briefing.

“Around 6.464 mln voters, or 33.54%, have cast their votes across the country by 11 a.m.,” he said. The threshold for the voting to be acknowledged as valid stands at 33% in Uzbekistan.

The voting started at 8 a.m. (06 a.m. Moscow time) and will continue until 8 p.m. (6 p.m. Moscow time). A total of 800 foreign observers, representing several dozens of countries and international organizations, as well as around 1,500 domestic and foreign journalists, have been accredited to monitor the polls.

Incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was nominated by the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP). The National Revival Democratic Party (Milliy Tiklanish) also supported his candidacy. The People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and the Ecological Party nominated their leaders, Ulugbek Inoyatov and Abdushukur Hamzayev, respectively. First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan Robaxon Maxmudova has the support of the Justice Social Democratic Party (Adolat).