Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected Uzbekistan President
Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev became the country's second president after winning 88.61% vote in the first presidential election since the death of the authoritarian leader and President Islam Karimov. Mirziyoyev has been PM since 2003 and was serving as interim president since Karimov's demise. International observers claimed that the elections were rigged and lacked competition.