Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 4 December 2016 following the death of incumbent President Islam Karimov on 2 September.[1][2] The constitution mandated that the election be held within three months of Karimov's death.[3] Interim President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the elections with over 90% of the vote.
According to article 96 of the constitution, when a president is incapacitated or dies in office, the Chairman of the Senate (Nigmatilla Yuldashev at the time of Karimov's death) should take over as acting President, before an election is held within three months.[3] In the event, however, Yuldashev stood aside, and parliament on 8 September voted unanimously to appoint Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as interim President.[5]
Candidates
The following four candidates were nominated by their respective parties in September. The CEC approved their applications in October.
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