The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziev announced the update of the Constitution of the country. This is stated in a festive congratulation published on the eve of the 29th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution on the official website of the head of state.
Mirisiev believes that the Constitution needs to “harmonize” with the modern realities of the Uzbek society and the essence of the reforms held in the country. The main document will be updated in 2022.
The head listed nine the main directions of constitutional reforms, including the mention of the Constitution of Family, Youth Policy, Ecology, Education, and others. “The principle of” State – Society – Man “acting earlier will be replaced with a new one:” Man – Society – State “,” Mirziev said. According to the president, a broad public discussion will be held to update the Constitution.
In 2019, thanks to the reforms of Mirziev, Uzbekistan became the “country of the year” according to The Economist magazine. “Three years ago, Uzbekistan was an old-fashioned post-Soviet dictatorship, a closed society with exceptional cruelty and incompetence,” the material says. According to The Economist, Uzbekistan still has to go through a long way, but in 2019 “No other country has moved so far.”