Uzbekistan's Supreme Court has stated that the country's first-ever early presidential election was conducted without any significant violations. Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court Khalilillo Turakhujaev announced during a briefing that the voting process remained in compliance with national legislation.
"The elections were held in accordance with the constitution, national legislation, and the electoral code. No complaints were filed with the courts regarding the conduct of the elections on July 9, except for one complaint, which was duly considered. The absence of complaints indicates an improvement in the political awareness of the population. The voting process was open, transparent, and organized in accordance with the law by the Central Election Commission (CEC)," Turakhujaev stated.
The courts have not received any complaints regarding the organization of the voting process, violations of vote secrecy, ballot fraud, improper ballot counting or any hindrance to the free expression of will, added Turakhujaev. Additionally, no individuals were held administratively accountable for violating campaign rules.
Early elections
Uzbekistan conducted its first-ever early presidential election on July 9. Approximately 19.27 million voters were registered, with 10,784 polling stations set up, including 56 in 39 countries abroad. According to the data from the CEC, by 17:00 (15:00 Moscow time) on Sunday, the voter turnout was approximately 69.85%, with nearly 13.46 million people casting their votes. Additionally, around 815 thousand citizens participated in early voting between June 28 and July 5.
There are four candidates contending for the presidency: incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, nominated by the Liberal Democratic Party and supported by the Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Milliy Tiklanish (National Revival); Ulugbek Inoyatov and Abdushukur Khamzaev, leaders of the People's Democratic and Ecological Parties, respectively; and Robakhon Makhmudova, the first deputy chairman of the Supreme Court, nominated by the Social Democratic Party Adolat (Justice).
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Based on materials from TASS