High turnout in Uzbekistan's election, seen as victory for democracy
Democracy, not his presidency, was the focal point of the conversation when the country headed to the polls.
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev casts a ballot at a polling station during a presidential election in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, October 24, 2021.(photo credit: Uzbek Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS)
