Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party 88.61% / Presidential Elections: Preliminary Results Announced
The Republican press centre for the coverage of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan held today at 10 am Uzbek time, a press conference for domestic and foreign mass media to announce preliminary results of the presidential elections.
According to the Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Mr Mirza-Ulugbek .Abdusalomov, ‘the Presidential election was held openly in full compliance with the national electoral legislation and international law’.
Over 17 million 941 thousand voters took part in the elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan which constitute 87, 73% of all registered voters.
He also said that according to the preliminary results of the elections 15 million 906 thousand 724 citizens, or 88.61% of the total number of voters gave their votes for Shavkat Mirziyoyev candidate from the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen – Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (UzLiDeP).
For Hotamjon Ketmonov, candidate from the People’s democratic party of Uzbekistan voted 669 thousand 187 people, or 3.73% of voters, for Narimon Umarov candidate from the Social-democratic party of Uzbekistan “Adolat” – 619 thousand 972 people, or 3.46% of voters, for Sarvar Otamurodov candidate from the Democratic party of Uzbekistan (DPU) “Milliy Tiklanish” voted 421 thousand 55 people, or 2.35% of voters.
The presidential elections monitored by both local and foreign observers and organizations, including 600 representatives of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), as well as Parliamentarians, journalists and academics from 46 countries. Over 37 thousand observers from political parties, international observers and representatives of mass media are taking part in counting the ballots.
The CEC did not receive any information from the polling stations on violations of the electoral law.
“The high activity of the electorate speaks about the growing political activity of the citizens of Uzbekistan, who are clearly aware that the further development of the country depends on their decision,” said the Chairman of the CEC.
In accordance with the national electoral legislation, the message about the results of elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan will be published by the CEC in print no later than 10 days after the election day, that is, until 14 December 2017.
The Central Election Commission as stated in the Constitution is an independent organization responsible of the organization of the Presidential election. This election is unique:’ after our first President Islam Karimov passed away, last September, we had a very short time for the preparation. We are proud of our people and of the significant international participation.’
