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01.11.2023
Macron arrives in Uzbekistan after Kazakhstan visit to 'strengthen' ties

The French leader's visit comes as European nations jostle for influence in the resource-rich region, where Russia, China, Turkey and Europe all have economic interests.

Source: France24
10.07.2023
Uzbek leader Mirziyoev reelected in scripted election

Shavkat Mirziyoev was overwhelmingly reelected on July 9 for a third term as president of the repressive Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan in a snap poll that an international monitoring mission said was "lacking genuine competition."

Source: RFE/RL
06.07.2023
Competition-free vote to confirm Mirziyoyev’s grip on power

The only element of uncertainty in Uzbekistan’s presidential election on July 9 is how big a victory the incumbent, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will score. The vote is taking place just two months after a constitutional referendum that saw the presidential term extended from five to seven years. 

Source: Eurasianet
12.05.2023
Uzbek leader to seek new term under reform constitution

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced snap elections less than a week after securing public approval for a new constitution that opens the door for him to extend his time in office by more than a decade.

Source: VOA News
08.05.2023
Uzbek president calls snap poll under new constitution

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday he was calling a snap presidential election on July 9 to give himself a new mandate to help deal with "sharp and complex processes" going on in the world.

Source: Reuters
01.05.2023
Uzbekistan approves reforms to strengthen president

Uzbekistan overwhelmingly approved constitutional changes that will allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to remain in power until 2040 in a tightly-controlled referendum slammed by international observers as flawed.

Source: EurActiv
13.07.2022
Unrest in remote Karakalpakstan tests Uzbekistan's state, society

Uzbekistan's desert region of Karakalpakstan lies astride the bone-dry Aral Sea. But it has another distinction besides its harsh climate: it has autonomy, and even the right to secede from Uzbekistan by referendum, both guaranteed by the country's 1992 constitution. But many Uzbeks resent that special status.

Source: VOA News
05.07.2022
Bachelet calls for impartial, ‘transparent investigation’ into Uzbekistan protest deaths

[…] According to the Prosecutor General’s office, 18 people were killed and 243 injured, including 94 seriously, during the clashes between protesters and security forces in the regional capital, Nukus.

Source: UN News
19.04.2022
Uzbekistan dismisses Islamic State’s claim of cross-border attack

The denial comes a day after the terrorist group claimed its Afghan affiliate, the Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, fired 10 rockets Monday morning from the northern Afghan province of Balkh, targeting a military unit in Termez on the Uzbek side of the border.

Source: VOA News
06.11.2021
Mirziyoev takes oath for second term as Uzbek president

[…] Mirziyoev was declared the landslide winner of the October 24 presidential election, which Western observers called "not truly competitive."

Source: RFE/RL