Presidential constitutional republic, whereby the

Main office-holders

Office	Name	Party	Since
President	Shavkat Mirziyoyev	Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party	8 September 2016
Prime Minister	Abdulla Oripov	Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party	14 December 2016

The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term in elections that cannot be described as free. Freedom House rates Uzbekistan as absolutely unfree in both political institutions and civil society.
The prime minister and deputy ministers are appointed by the president. In effect, the executive branch holds almost all power. The judiciary lacks independence and the legislature, which meets only a few days each year, has little power to shape laws.
The president selects and replaces provincial governors. Under the terms of a December 1995 referendum, Islam Karimov's first term was extended. Another national referendum was held January 27, 2002 to again extend Karimov's term. The referendum passed and Karimov's term was extended by act of the parliament to December 2007. Most international observers refused to participate in the process and did not recognize the results, dismissing them as not meeting basic standards. Karimov had himself re-elected for a technically unconstitutional third term in the 2007 election.

Legislative branchEdit

The Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan (Lower House).
The Oliy Majlis has 150 members in the Legislative Chamber, elected for a five-year term, and 100 members in the Senate, 84 of whom are elected at the sessions of the district, regional and city deputies, and 16 appointed by the president.