President Easily Wins Reelection
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Incumbent President Islam Karimov overwhelmingly won election to a second term in Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s most populous nation, according to initial results. Karimov, Uzbekistan’s leader since 1990, took 91.9% of the vote, the Central Election Commission said. Karimov had been expected to easily win; even his only opponent, Abdulkhafiz Dzhalalov, acknowledged that he had voted for the incumbent. Final results will be announced later this month.
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