(Reuters) -Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Monday he was calling a snap presidential election but he did not give a date.
Uzbek voters approved a package of constitutional amendments in a referendum on April 30 that allows Mirziyoyev to run for two more terms, and extends each term to seven years from five.
Mirziyoyev said that he felt he needed a fresh mandate under the new constitution to carry out further reforms.
He did not say when the vote would be held, but Uzbek law requires at least two months’ notice.
(Reporting by ReutersEditing by Gareth Jones and Nick Macfie)
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