the Uzbek population participated in the country’s first Constitution Referendum by Marit Fosse
On the 30th April 2023, the Uzbek population participated in the country’s first Constitution Referendum since the country gained its independence in 1991. By Marit Fosse The Constitution was originally ratified in 1992, one year after the country became independent. Under the leadership of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev a comprehensive reform programme has been undertaken and a new set of constitutional reforms has been prepared under the direction of Uzbekistan’s Constitutional Reform Commission. An initial draft constitution was published in…