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Publication date: 6 November 2023
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Tensions between opposing political forces rose last month when the government triggered impeachment proceedings against the president. Although this failed, strains between the…

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Publication date: 26 July 2023
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Constitutional change could keep him in power until 2037, providing an opportunity to transform Uzbekistan’s socio-economic conditions. However, significant domestic and foreign…

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Publication date: 10 July 2023
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UZBEKISTAN: Voters may prefer stability to reform

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES280397

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Publication date: 26 April 2023
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Uzbeks are being asked to approve amendments that change some 65% of the country’s constitution. A key change in the draft constitution would allow incumbent President Shavkat…

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Publication date: 19 January 2023
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Lavrov's positive comments highlight the Georgian Dream party's equivocal stance on the Ukraine war. The party has emerged relatively unscathed from a year of domestic and…

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Publication date: 22 November 2022
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The less than democratic nature of the vote resembled the practices of Tokayev's predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev, despite promises of a break with the past. His programme for a…

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Publication date: 28 July 2015
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The failure of opposition parties to agree a joint candidate -- and calls for an election boycott by some -- pave the way for President Alexander Lukashenko to win a fifth…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201250

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Publication date: 24 November 2017
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Prospects for Ukraine in 2018

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Prospects for Ukraine in 2018.
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Publication date: 25 March 2015
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This follows several days of growing tensions between Kyiv and the oligarch over the control of two energy companies. (Two deputy governors, Hennadiy Korban and Svyatoslav…

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Publication date: 3 June 2020
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The ruling Georgian Dream party faces a more united opposition and mounting pressure from US and EU partners. Economic challenges are increasing as inflation rises, wages remain…

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