Uzbeks approve changes that could extend president till 2040

Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president's term till 2040

Voters in Uzebekistan, the most populous former Soviet Central Asian republic, cast ballots Sunday in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms but that also would allow the country's president to stay in office until 2040.

Uzbeks Approve Changes That Could Extend President Until 2040

Referendum lengthens presidential terms and also promises human rights reforms

Uzbekistan President wins nationwide referendum to rewrite Constitution

A vast majority of Uzbekistan’s voters voted “Yes” to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s bid to rewrite the country’s Constitution in Sunday’s referendum that promised more freedoms to the people of the former Soviet republic and could also see the President extending his rule beyond his current two-term limit.

Uzbekistan’s president wins referendum vote on extending powers

A referendum on extending the presidential term limit granted Uzbekistan’s president Shavkat Mirziyoyev the right to be reelected and remain in power, potentially until 2040. According to the Uzbek election authorities, 90.2 percent of the voters supported “resetting” Mirziyoyev’s presidential term count, with an 84.5 percent referendum turnout. The length of a president’s term in office has also been extended, from five years to seven. Mirziyoy…

Uzbekistan president wins referendum on extending powers

Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be able to remain in power until 2040 after Uzbeks backed changes in tightly controlled poll

Uzbeks back President Mirziyoyev’s reforms proposal

Election commission says more than 90 percent of voters back President Mirziyoyev’s constitutional amendments.