There is no particular need for democracy in Uzbekistan, given the autocratic habits perpetuated in the thirty-year post-Soviet period. The aims of Tokaev, who himself reformed the constitution, but did not need 'resetting' as he has only been in power for a short time, are to extensively reform the country, to get rid of the caste linked to his predecessor Nursultan Nazarbaev, and to lead Kazakhstan 'towards justice and democracy'. The second example Mirziyoyev took inspiration from, much closer in sensibility and aims, is that of Kazakhstan's President Kasym-Žomart Tokaev, who was also re-elected this year after various turbulent times from January 2022, before Putin's war. Putin's zeroing in should project him until 2032, but much will depend on the outcome of military operations. It was Russian President Vladimir Putin who resumed the habit in 2020, inserting into the new Basic Law (instead of Yeltsyn's) the principles for which Russia is committed in the war against Ukraine and the world, in defence of 'traditional values'. One recalls the constitutions of Stalin, Khruščev and Brežnev, which also distinguish the political line of the periods of the Party secretaries.

The new constitution is an instrument for redefining power, which must correspond to the programmes of the leader in office, and in this it is fully a Soviet legacy. Tashkent (AsiaNews) - The president of Uzbekistan, Šavkat Mirziyoyev, was solemnly sworn in at the inauguration of his new term of office, which he won by an almost plebiscite consensus in early elections on 10 July.Īs a result of the constitutional changes, his two previous terms have been reset, and he will now be able to remain at the helm of the country until 2037, surpassing 20 years as president (he was first elected in 2016) and reaching the age of 80, having been born in 1957.

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