The death of Karimov: the game for Uzbekistan

Abstract:

On the 2 September 2016, the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov died in Tashkent. Due to the undemocratic nature of the system in Uzbekistan, the successor to Karimov will be decided by an informal fight for the leadership, and not the result of the election.

Currently, the most likely successor seems to be the ruling Prime Minister, Shavgat Mirziyayev, who among other indications headed the funeral committee, received the foreign delegations who attended Karimov’s funeral on 3 September.

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