‘Day of silence’ starts in Uzbekistan before presidential elections

A ‘day of silence’ is being held in Uzbekistan on July 8 before the early presidential elections, Report informs referring to Sputnik-Uzbekistan.

The main day of the presidential elections is scheduled for July 9. The day before the voting, on the ‘day of silence’ there is a ban on any kind of pre-election propaganda and campaigning throughout the republic.

Election campaigning started in the republic on June 7 after the registration of all candidates.

From June 28 to July 5, early voting took place at all polling stations in the republic and abroad. On July 1, 2023, 376,623 voters exercised their right to early voting. Of these, 275,592 voted on the territory of the republic, and 101,031 abroad.

This will be the first presidential election since the constitution was amended to extend the presidential term from five to seven years in Uzbekistan.