Article 96. Determination of election results

The Central Election Commission, on the basis of the received protocols of territorial election commissions, the territorial election commission, on the basis of the received protocols of district election commissions, and the sub-region and city election commission, on the basis of the received protocols of precinct election commissions, shall establish:

the total number of voters throughout the Republic of Uzbekistan or throughout region, sub-region and city;

the number of voters who received ballot papers;

the number of voters who participated in voting;

the number of votes cast for each candidate and political party;

the number of invalid ballot papers.

A candidate who receives more than half of the votes of voters who took part in the elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be considered elected.

If two candidates participate at the election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a candidate who has received the majority of votes cast compared to the other candidate shall be recognized elected.

If at the election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan participates only one candidate due to various reasons (candidate's death, candidate's health condition which prevents from participation in the elections or his/her candidacy cancelled for other reason established by the law), he/she shall be recognized as elected in case if receives more than half of votes of the total number of voters who participated in the election.

In the elections:

the candidate who received the largest number of votes in relation to other candidates who took part in voting in single-member electoral districts shall be considered elected;

political parties that receive at least seven percent of the votes of voters who took part in the voting in a single electoral district in elections to the Legislative Chamber shall receive a mandate in the established manner.

Elections shall be considered invalid if less than thirty-three percent of voters included in the voter list participated in them. Elections in a single electoral district shall also be considered invalid if none of the political parties participating in the elections in a single electoral district to the Legislative Chamber received at least seven percent of the votes of voters who took part in the elections.