Uzbekistan’s New Leader Must Juggle Multiple Interests to Retain Power

Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev is now Uzbekistan’s interim president, following the death of long-time leader Islam Karimov, who had been in power since the country’s independence in 1991.

Uzbekistan’s parliament voted Mirziyoyev into the position on Thursday, even though under the Uzbek constitution, the Senate chairman should have taken over. Chairman Nigmatilla Yuldashev conceded to Mirziyoyev, apparently in a move to maintain stability within the country.

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