“The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is elected by the citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of seven years,” RIA Novosti quotes the text of the draft new version of the constitution.
The project also allows the current president of the country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to be elected to the post of head of state for the third time.
On September 17, 2022, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a constitutional amendment on a one-time seven-year term of presidency.