1995 Uzbek presidential term referendum

gov November 2022 Extension of the term of the President until 2000 Uzbekistan 26 March 1995 11,199,415 40,617 4,996 11,319,447 A referendum on extending President Islam Karimov's term was held in Uzbekistan on 26 March 1995.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p490 0-19-924958-X The proposal would see Karimov remain in office until 2000. It was approved by 99.6% of voters, with a 99% turnout.Nohlen et al., p492 The referendum was held a few months before Karimov's current term was due to expire, as he had been elected in December 1991. Conduct The United States criticized the referendum for its "lack of public debate", and noted several cases where one person cast votes for their entire family. At the time, Karimov publicly stated that he considered the referendum to be the equivalent of re-election for a second term, which under the Constitution would have required him to leave office in 2000. However, the legislature passed a resolution opposing the decision, leading Karimov to announce he would run for re-election in 2000.Uzbekistan Human Rights Practices https://web.archive.org/web/20100711162529/http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/democracy/1995_hrp_report/95hrp_report_eur/Uzbekistan.html 2010-07-11 United States Department of State, 1995 Results 11199415 40617 4996 11319447 Nohlen et al., Direct Democracy References Uzbekistan President Category:Referendums in Uzbekistan