Uzbekistan marches towards a steady democracy, economic stability with President Mirziyoyev

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Uzbekistan marches towards a steady democracy, economic stability with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected on Sunday, the country’s Central Election Commission (CEC) announced.  The CEC declared 15 million voters’ participation in Sunday’s elections, addressing the global media, and observers in the historic city of Tashkent.

Incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had called the snap election on May 8, one week after Uzbek voters overwhelmingly approved the constitutional reforms. Mirziyoyev still has three and a half years remaining in his second term from the 2021 presidential election.

Uzbekistan takes the lead in the alternative narrative that quality governance, stability and reforms matter. A path towards democracy is a consistence effort that must not be hurried into. The evolving election process and transparency with international observers are the stringent ones which Uzbekistan attempts to follow.

When Mirziyoyev succeeded long-time President Islam Karimov, who ruled the country from its independence in 1991 until his death in 2016, he embarked on a reform agenda upon taking office, easing the Karimov government’s harsh censorship policies.

Dats speaks for that Uzbekistan’s economy grew by 5.7% year-on-year in 2022, as per the official figures. In fact, the country showed steady growth across key economic indicators with Industrial production expanding by 5.2% in the country last year, while services grew by 15.9% and construction rose to 6.6%.

Industrial production expanded 5.2% in the country last year, while services grew 15.9% and construction rose 6.6%, as they were followed by agriculture-forestry-fishery by 3.6%, freight transportation by 0.5%, and