In Uzbekistan, President Mirzioev grants himself the right to govern until 2040

2023-04-30 11:53:02

By Alain Barluet

Published
on 04/28/2023 at 6:33 p.m.
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Update 7 hours ago

Shavkat Mirzioev, President of Uzbekistan since 2016. ADEM ALTAN/AFP

This 65-year-old trained agronomist succeeded the autocratic Islam Karimov on his death in 2016, after having been his prime minister for thirteen years.

In Tashkent

“The referendum matters to me” : the electoral posters for the vote, which will take place on April 30, favor “targeted” audiences – business leaders, women, young people, etc. – who would each benefit from the vast constitutional reform initiated by their president. But the Uzbeks are not mistaken: the major aspect of the new charter, which will undoubtedly be approved, essentially aims to give Shavkat Mirzioev the ability to remain at the head of the country until 2040. This agronomist The 65-year-old succeeded the autocratic Islam Karimov on his death in 2016, after having been his prime minister for thirteen years. Reelected for five years in 2021 with 80% of the vote, he had Parliament validate a referendum project bringing the presidential term to seven years, renewable twice. At the end of his current mandate, in 2026, he could therefore stand for re-election and, if re-elected in 2033, remain in place until 2040. Even until 2042, if the…

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