Initial Voter Turnout Data Confirms Validity Of Uzbekistan's Presidential Elections
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 9. As of 11:00 am
(GMT+5), the voter turnout in the presidential elections in
Uzbekistan reached 33.54 percent, trend reports.
The Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan reported that over
6.4 million people included in the voter lists have already cast
their votes.
Polling stations opened at 8:00 am local time. A total of 10,784
polling stations started their work, including 56 stations in 39
countries outside Uzbekistan.
Citizens have the opportunity to vote until 8:00 pm local
time.
The total number of registered voters eligible to participate in
the presidential elections is nearly 19.6 million people. According
to the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan, 376,623 citizens
of the country have already participated in early voting from June
28 to July 1.
The presidential elections scheduled for July 9 will be the
first after the amendments to the constitution based on the results
of the referendum held on April 30, 2023.
The constitutional amendments entail an extension of the
president's term of office from 5 to 7 years.
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