CIS Member State A constitutional referendum was held in Uzbekistan on 30 April 2023.

[4][5][6] President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was re-elected in 2021 for a second term in elections which were noted for a lack of competition.

However, he is ineligible to run for the office in 2026, in accordance with the current constitution, since it limits presidents to two terms of five years each.

[7] Observers have criticised the referendum for including provisions that may allow Mirziyoyev to claim a third or even a fourth term in the future, with many being concerned about the path of the country's reforms and if the "Uzbek thaw" under Mirziyoyev will continue.

The state, symbolically, tries to frame the Uzbekistani people as the main author of this constitutional proposal.