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Al Jazeera
Politics
Mansur Mirovalev

Uzbekistan’s president seeking to extend grip on power: Analysts

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russia [File: Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via Reuters]

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in Russia’s most important annual public event this week – the May 9 celebration of the USSR’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has turned “Victory Day” into a huge ceremony, where leaders of ex-Soviet nations show up to re-confirm their alliances.

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