Uzbekistan's authoritarian president Islam Karimov has suffered a brain hemorrhage, putting the region's future politics in doubt. (c) Manish Swarup / AP / Press Association Images. All rights reserved.We repost this article with permission from Fergana News.
After the news that Uzbekistan’s president Islam Karimov, who has ruled the country for more than 25 years, is in intensive care following a stroke, Central Asian politicians and political analysts have been discussing the future of Uzbekistan, the largest republic in the region.
The main question is, of course, who will replace Karimov as Uzbekistan’s head of state? The two obvious rivals for the job are prime minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his deputy Rustam Azimov.
