Uzbek president-elect takes Oath of Office

By  Trend

Tashkent hosted the inauguration ceremony of Uzbek President-elect Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Trend’s correspondent reported from the ceremony.

Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Uzbekistan Mirza-Ulugbek Abdusalomov at a joint meeting of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate - upper and lower houses of the Uzbek Parliament, congratulated Mirziyoyev on his being elected the country’s president.

The Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took the Oath of Allegiance to the people of the country.

Members of the government of Uzbekistan and the CEC, heads of ministries and departments, as well as heads of diplomatic missions of foreign states and international organizations accredited in the country took part in the inauguration ceremony.

It was earlier reported that candidates from four political parties of Uzbekistan participated in the presidential election on Dec. 4.

More than 15.9 million voters, or 88.61 percent of all voters who participated in the voting, cast their ballots for Mirziyoyev.

The country held early presidential election Dec. 4 in connection with the death of the first Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who passed away after suffering a stroke on Sept. 2.