The official results of the People’s Will will be published no later than ten days after the plebiscite. “According to preliminary data, 90.21% of citizens voted for, 9.35% against, 0.49% of ballot papers were corrupted and declared void,” said Zainiddin Nizamkhojaev, CEC chairman of ‘Uzbekistan.
The constitution will be updated by a total of 65 percent. One of the main amendments concerns the extension of the powers of the President of Uzbekistan from five to seven years. Thus, the mandates of the current head of state Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be reset. In 2026, the politician will be able to run for the post of leader of the country for the third time. In addition, according to the amendments, Uzbekistan is proclaimed a social state. The country will abolish the death penalty and prohibit the extradition of its citizens to foreign countries. The number of senators will be reduced from 100 to 65. The amendments also consolidate the powers of the lower house of parliament to control the execution of the state budget and examine the report of the Chamber of Accounts.
The constitution will be updated by a total of 65 percent
The observation mission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) recognized that the referendum held in Uzbekistan was open and transparent. “We have not noticed any violations of the law”, – said the general secretary of the organization Zhang Ming. According to him, the entire electoral period took place without external influence, under conditions of free expression of will.
A similar view was expressed by the head of the CIS observation mission, the organization’s general secretary Sergei Lebedev. “The participation in the monitoring of the vote of more than 44,000 observers from political parties and self-governing bodies of Uzbek citizens enabled extensive civilian control to be exercised over the conduct of the referendum,” he said.
Recall that the current constitution of Uzbekistan was adopted in 1992. In total, the basic law of the country has been amended 15 times. It is planned to add 27 more articles to the new edition of the constitution, bringing their total number from 128 to 155.
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