FILE PHOTO: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russia, December 26, 2022.  Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via REUTERS
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's President calls for snap presidential election

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

(Reuters) -Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday he was calling a snap presidential election but he did not give a date.

Uzbek voters approved a package of constitutional amendments in a referendum on April 30 that allows Mirziyoyev to run for two more terms, and extends each term to seven years from five.

Mirziyoyev said that he felt he needed a fresh mandate under the new constitution to carry out further reforms.

He did not say when the vote would be held, but Uzbek law requires at least two months' notice.

(Reporting by Reuters Editing by Gareth Jones and Nick Macfie)

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