Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Dec. 5
By Demir Azizov– Trend:
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Uzbekistan on Dec. 5 will announce preliminary results of the presidential election, which took place in the country Dec. 4.
The early presidential election in Uzbekistan was held due to the death of ex-president Islam Karimov, who passed away after suffering a stroke at the age of 79 on Sept. 2.
Candidates from four political parties of Uzbekistan participated in the presidential election - Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP), People's Democratic Party (PDPU), Milly Tiklanish (National Revival) Party, and Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party.
Among the presidential candidates were the country’s Acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev from UzLiDeP, Sarvar Otamuratov from Milly Tiklanish Party, Nariman Umarov from Adolat Party, and Hotamzhon Ketmonov from PDPU.
A total of 17.94 million voters cast ballots in the election. The CEC said that no violations of the Uzbek electoral legislation were observed during the voting process.
Over 500 representatives from foreign countries and such international organizations like the OSCE ODIHR, CIS Executive Committee, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Association of World Election Bodies were monitoring the election in Uzbekistan.
About 1,300 local and foreign journalists were accredited to cover the presidential election in Uzbekistan, according to the CEC.
In accordance with the electoral legislation of Uzbekistan, the CEC must publish an official announcement of the election results no later than ten days after the election day.
The inauguration of the new president will take place within two months from the date of announcement of the official election results. The president is elected for five years with the possibility of serving two consecutive terms.