Uzbekistan referendum to allow president to extend rule

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Uzbekistan referendum to allow president to extend rule

TASHKENT, March 15 — A constitutional referendum set for late April in Uzbekistan could extend President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s rule of the Central Asian nation for at least another decade, authorities announced today. Mirziyoyev came to power in 2016 after the death of his autocratic predecessor Islam Karimov and has pushed through significant economic and social reforms. But his government is accused by aid organisations of trampling on people’s…