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Uzbekistan passes constitutional reform allowing president to extend powers

FILE PHOTO: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks during a news conference following talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov

Uzbekistan passed a package of constitutional amendments in Sunday's referendum with 90.21% of the vote, the Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data.

The reform resets President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's teUZBEKISTAN-REFERENDUMrm count and will allow him to run for two more seven-year terms when his current one ends in 2026.

(Reporting by Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov,; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov, editing by Ed Osmond)

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