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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan was set for an easy re-election win on Sunday as voters in the Central Asian nation cast ballots in a poll that featured no genuine opposition. The Uzbek electoral authority declared the vote in the authoritarian-run former Soviet republic valid by early afternoon, when it said the minimum voter turnout of 33 per cent had been reached. More than 21 million people are called upon to vote in the country neighbouring Afghanistan. The 64-year-old incumbent received 88.6 per cent of the vote five years ago and was expected to skate to a second term by a la…