People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan

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People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
O'zbekistan Xalq Demokratik Partiyasi
AbbreviationXDP
PresidentUlugbek Inoyatov
FounderIslam Karimov
Founded1 November 1991 (1991-11-01)
Registered1 December 1991 (1991-12-01)
Preceded byCommunist Party of Uzbekistan
HeadquartersTashkent, Uzbekistan
NewspaperOzbekiston Ovozi
Youth wingIstikbol
Women's wingFaol Ayollar
Membership (2009)368,214
IdeologySocial democracy (self-proclaimed)
Civic nationalism
Social conservatism
Statism
Secularism
Authoritarianism
Political positionCentre-left (self-proclaimed)
Colours  Purple
  Green (before 2021)
Legislative Chamber
22 / 150
Senate
28 / 100
Website
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The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekistan Xalq Demokratik Partiyasi, O'zXDP or PDP) is a centre-left political party in Uzbekistan founded in 1991.[1]

History[]

Logo until 2021

The PDP was founded in October 1991 after the Communist Party of Uzbekistan voted to cut its ties with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and change its name to PDP.

Leadership[]

The party was led by President Islam Karimov since its foundation until 1996, at which point Karimov stepped down and resigned his membership.[2]

Karimov created the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party in 2003, and despite self-identifying with different ideologies, the parties are widely seen no different from each other, with the Liberal Democratic Party being created to give an illusion of a competitive multi-party system. This is supported by the fact that the PDP has remained supportive of Karimov's policies and retained his favor.[2] In 2013, Hotamzhon Ketmonov was elected chairman of the PDP.[3] Ketmonov ran as the party's candidate in the 2015 presidential election, receiving 2.92% of the vote.[4]

Electoral history[]

Presidential elections[]

Election Candidate Votes % Votes % Result
First round Second round
1991 Islam Karimov 8,514,136 87.1% - - Elected Green tickY
2000 11,147,621 95.7% - - Elected Green tickY
2007 Asliddin Rustamov 468,064 3.27% - - Lost Red XN
2015 Khatamjan Ketmanov 552,309 2.92% - - Lost Red XN
2016 669,187 3.73% - - Lost Red XN

Legislative Chamber elections[]

Election Seats +/– Position
1994–95
69 / 250
 Increase 69 Increase 2nd
1999
49 / 250
 Decrease 20 Steady 2nd
2004–05
28 / 120
 Decrease 21 Steady 2nd
2009–10
32 / 135
 Increase 4 Steady 2nd
2014–15
27 / 150
 Decrease 5 Decrease 3rd
2019–20
22 / 150
 Decrease 5 Decrease 4th

References[]

  1. ^ Gunnar Songstad, Nils (2005). "THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS – 2004" (PDF). Norwegian Centre for Human Rights. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Tom Lansford (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4833-7158-0.
  3. ^ "Biography of Hotamzhon Abdurahmonovich Ketmonov, the candidate for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Uzbekistan.org. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ Pannier, Bruce. "Quiet Changes In Uzbek Presidential Election Law Come As New Year's Surprise". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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