Uzbekistan election spotlights economic reforms, static politics

Popular leader Mirziyoyev considered a shoo-in with no room for real opposition

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Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has presided over economic -- but not political -- liberalization. © Reuters

PAUL BARTLETT, Contributing writer

TASHKENT -- Uzbekistan goes to the polls on Sunday with incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev looking certain to repeat his resounding victory of 2016 and secure a second term at the head of Central Asia's most populous country.

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