ALMATY: Uzbekistan's parliament approved Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as acting president Thursday, a government website reported, in the clearest sign yet that he could take over long term after the death of long-reigning strongman Islam Karimov. Mirziyoyev, 58, was given the post after being backed by Senate leader Nigmatilla Yuldashev, who under the constitution should have become
temporary leader ahead of elections. The parliament also ordered a presidential vote, which many analysts expect Mirziyoyev to compete in and win, to take place within three months.
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