Uzbek PM Mirziyoyev appointed acting president

Photo: Alexei Druzhinin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been appointed Uzbekistan’s acting president, TASS reports.

Uzbekistan’s parliament recommended the Central Election Commission to organize presidential elections in accordance with the country’s law.

Uzbekistan’s first President Islam Karimov died after suffering a stroke at the age of 78 on September 2.