CEC: Over 85.2% of voters cast ballots at presidential elections
29/03/2015 17:12
CEC: Over 85.2% of voters cast ballots at presidential elections
29/03/2015 17:12
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As of 17:00 of 29 March 2015, over 85.2% of 20.798 million registered voters cast their votes at the presidential elections in Uzbekistan, chairperson of the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan (CEC) Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalov said at the briefing on 29 March 2015.
Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalov said that the voting is continuing at polling stations, created at the missions of Uzbekistan abroad. He said that the elections were closed in some missions. He said that over 17.728 million voters from 20.798 million registered voters voted in the presidential elections in Uzbekistan, which makes up 85.2%.
In accordance with Article 35 of the Law "On Elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan" elections of President of Uzbekistan declared valid, the CEC said. In line with the legislation of Uzbekistan, more than 33% of registered voters should turn up at the polls to recognize them as valid.
He added that the CEC did not receive any information on violations of election legislation during the voting.
The voting process continues. The polling stations will work till 20:00 Tashkent time.
The Central Election Commission registered four candidates to the post of the President of Uzbekistan – from the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal-Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – Islam Karimov, the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – Hotamjon Ketmonov, the Democratic Party of Uzbekistan "Milly Tiklanish" – Akmal Saidov and the Social-democratic party "Adolat" – Narimon Umarov.
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