In the early presidential elections on July 9, incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won with 87.05% of the vote. His candidacy was nominated by the UzLiDeP party and was supported by the Milliy Tiklanish party.
The provisional results were announced at a briefing in Tashkent by the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Zainiddin Nizamkhojaev.
He announced that Shavkat Mirziyoyev, for whom 13 million 625 thousand 55 people voted, was elected the president.
The elections were held In line with the international standards and national electoral legislation, in full compliance with such democratic principles as openness, transparency, freedom and fairness, he added.
In the elections on December 4, 2016, Shavkat Mirziyoyev won with 87.73% of the vote, on October 24, 2021 - 80.12%.
For comparison, at the Constitutional referendum on April 30, the voter turnout was 84.5%, in the presidential elections in 2021 - 80.4%, in the presidential elections in 2016 - 87.73%.
Robakhon Makhmudova, nominated by the Adolat Social Democratic Party, received 4.43% of the vote - 693 thousand 634 people voted for her.
The candidate from the People's Democratic Party and its leader Ulugbek Inoyatov won 4.02% of the vote - 629 thousand 116 people.
The candidate from the Ecological Party Abdushukur Khamzaev won 3.74% of the votes - 585 thousand 711 people.
According to the new Constitution, the term of office of the president is now seven years (previously five years).
