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Updated: October 29, 2021

President Of Uzbek Re-elected For Second Term

By Bolanle Akinlade
October 29, 2021
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Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected for a second term with 80.12 per cent of the vote in the election held last Sunday, the Uzbek Central Election Commission said on Friday.

“Despite the difficult situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 16 million or 80.4 per cent of voters freely expressed their will in the presidential elections.

“Their votes showed they voted for the candidate they considered worthy,” said the commission in a statement announcing the final results of the election.

Mirziyoyev was nominated by the ruling Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, during the election campaign.

He promised to continue reforms to launch more industrial projects, provide jobs and raise living standards in the populous Central Asian nation.