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France's Macron visits Uzbekistan to expand EU footprint in Central Asia

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Uzbekistan on Thursday after a trip to Kazakhstan – part of a two-day tour to boost France's footprint in Central Asia, secure raw materials and counter China's growing influence in the region.

Radio France Internationale

Incumbent Uzbek president wins new term in snap election with token opposition

Uzbekistan’s incumbent president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has overwhelmingly won a new seven-year term in a snap election in which he faced three weak opponents, preliminary results showed Monday

The Independent UK

Uzbek president re-elected for seven-year term in snap election

There were no surprises during Sunday’s snap election as Shavkat Mirziyoyev stormed to a landslide victory.

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Uzbekistan president set to cement rule as voting ends

TASHKENT - Uzbekistan held a presidential election on Sunday that looked set to hand incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev a third term as head of the gas-rich Central Asian state.

Bangkok Post

Snap presidential vote is underway in Uzbekistan and expected to extend incumbent's rule

Voters in Uzbekistan are casting their ballots on Sunday in a snap presidential election which is widely expected to extend the incumbent’s rule by seven more years

The Independent UK

Mirziyoyev seeks third term in Uzbekistan presidential election

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev holds snap polls to extend his rule for seven years, months after changing constitution.

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan presidential election: No choice amid apathy and heat

Snap polls were announced in May after constitutional amendments ‘annulled’ previous and current terms of the incumbent.

Al Jazeera

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Uzbekistan's leader poised for landslide victory in presidential election

Uzbekistan is set to hold a snap presidential election, a vote that follows a constitutional referendum that extended the incumbent’s term from five to seven years

The Independent UK

Uzbekistan touts Silk Road past in bid for tourist boom

Ex-Soviet republic is opening up to foreign visitors after decades as one of the world’s most isolated countries.

Al Jazeera

China Holds Central Asia Summit; Ex-US Official Urges Pragmatism

Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to promote investment and urge political reforms.

The News Lens

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

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has called for a snap poll on July 9, which could leave him in power until 2040.

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan’s leader calls for snap presidential election in July

New poll ordered a week after voters approve constitutional amendments allowing president to run for two more terms.

Al Jazeera

Uzbek president calls snap presidential election - RIA

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has called a snap presidential election, Russia's RIA news agency reported on Monday, without giving a date.

Reuters

A foregone conclusion: on the Uzbekistan referendum to rewrite the Constitution and the country’s future

If Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is serious about his promise of building a new Uzbekistan, he should also launch political reforms

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Uzbeks back President Mirziyoyev’s reforms proposal

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

The Independent UK

Uzbeks approve changes that could extend president till 2040

Uzbekistan's central elections commission says that Uzbeks have given overwhelming approval in a referendum to constitutional changes that promise human rights reforms but that also would allow the country’s president to stay in office until 2040

Reuters

Uzbekistan passes constitutional reform allowing president to extend powers

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 Independent UK

Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president's tenure

Voters in Uzebekistan are casting ballots in a referendum on a revised constitution that promises human rights reforms

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Uzbeks vote on allowing president to extend time in power

Uzbekistan votes on constitutional amendments on Sunday that promise its citizens greater social protections in exchange for resetting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's term count to zero, which could allow him to run for two more seven-year terms.

Reuters

Uzbek referendum to allow president to extend rule

Uzbekistan is set to adopt a new constitution in a referendum on Sunday which could allow President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to extend his rule over Central Asia's most populous nation to 2040.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptian-Uzbek Agreement on Resolving GERD Dispute

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has reiterated his country’s stance in seeking a legally-binding agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During a joint press conference with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Sisi asserted the importance of finding a solution to the long-running dispute caused by the GERD. They…

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan jails protesters over anti-government unrest

Court sentences 22 people to various prison terms over last year’s unrest which left 21 people dead.

Reuters

Uzbek court sentences 22 over deadly Karakalpakstan unrest

A court in Uzbekistan sentenced 22 people to various prison terms on Tuesday over the deadly unrest in the autonomous Karakalpakstan republic last July, the country’s Supreme Court said.

Al Jazeera

How Ukraine makes Putin’s regional project crumble

Before February 24, Putin had reached the peak of his power over the ex-USSR – but then Ukraine happened.

The Hindu

At SCO meet, Modi and Sharif spar over transit trade access

PM flags energy, food crises due to COVID-19 and war

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