Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected Uzbek president

Q.  Which country elected Shavkat Mirziyoyev as its president on Dec 4, 2016?
- Published on 07 Dec 16

a. Afghanistan
b. Uzbekistan
c. Tajikistan
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Uzbekistan
 
Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected Uzbek presidentShavkat Mirziyoyev was elected the country’s president in a presidential election held on Dec 4, 2016. PM and acting president Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the election as per the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan.

He won 88.61 percent of the votes, over the required 50 percent of the valid ballots to become president.

Other presidential candidates were:
  • National Revival Democratic Party’s Sarwar Otamuratov, who scored 2.35%,
  • Hotamzhon Ketmonov of the People's Democratic Party scored 3.73%.
  • Justice Social Democratic Party’s Narimon Umarov scored 3.46% of the votes.

    • Know Shavkat Mirziyoyev

  • Born: 24th July 2016
  • PM since 2003.
  • Appointed by Supreme Assembly as interim president of Uzbekistan on 8th Sept 2016. This is following the death of president Islam Karimov.
  • Governor - 1996 - 2003.
  • Nominated as PM by President Karimov on 12th Dec 2003.

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