Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev votes in early presidential election in Tashkent, Uzbekistan July 9, 2023.  Press service of the President of Uzbekistan//Handout via REUTERS
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev re-elected in landslide victory

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected with 87.1% of the vote on Sunday, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary results.

TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected with 87.1% of the vote on Sunday, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary results.

Mirziyoyev, in power since 2016, called a snap election after changing the constitution through a referendum which reset his term count and extended the presidential term to seven years from five.

(Reporting by Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov; writing by Olzhas Auyezov; editing by Jason Neely)

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