Ewolucja pozycji ustrojowej Prezydenta Uzbekistanu w latach 1990-2015

Abstract

The institution of the president of Uzbekistan was established by the revision of the Constitution of Uzbek SRR from March 24th, 1990. Initially the president exercised typical functions of the head of state. The constitutional position of the president was significantly strengthened by the Constitution of Uzbekistan from December 8th, 1992, which gave him powers both as head of state and head of government. Although the constitutional revision accepted on April 11th, 2007 deprived the president of the position of the head of government, it did not have any great impact on maintaining his present strong constitutional position. Apart from the wide scope of his competence the significant indication of the president’s constitutional position is the fact that he may not be removed from office before expiry of a current term. Thanks to this, he is actually neither politically nor constitutionally responsible. The evolution of the constitutional position of the president was influenced by the personality and pragmatism of actions of Islam Karimov, who has now been the President for over 25 years. He has managed to create a de facto authoritarian system in Uzbekistan, though formally under the guise of democracy.