A man casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sunday, October 24, 2021. Uzbeks voted Sunday in a presidential election that the incumbent is expected to win in a landslide against weak competition. Although Shavkat Mirziyoyev has relaxed many of the policies of his dictatorial predecessor, he has made little effort at political reform. He took office in 2016 upon the death of Islam Karimov and faces four relatively low-visibility candidates who did not even show up for televised debates. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)
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