The capital's mayor Shavkat Umurzakov was elected as a deputy of the Tashkent city council of people's deputies from the "Turkiston-53" constituency of the Yunusabad district. The decision was made at the 104th session of the council on Tuesday, the press service of the city administration reported.
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Photo: Tashkent city administration
Shavkat Umurzakov was presented as a candidate by the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan.
He was approved as the capital's mayor in early April, having previously worked as acting mayor for more than a year.