People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan O'zbekistan Xalq Demokratik Partiyasi | |
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| President | Hotamzhon Ketmonov[1] |
| Founded | November 1, 1991 |
| Preceded by | Communist Party of Uzbekistan |
| Headquarters | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Newspaper | Golos Uzbekistana, O'zbekiston Ovozi |
| Youth wing | Istikbol |
| Women's wing | Faol Ayollar |
| Membership (2009) | 368,214 |
| Ideology | Civic nationalism Statism Authoritarianism[2] |
| Political position | Centre-left (self-proclaimed) |
| 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.[3]
History
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.[4]
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.[4] In 2013, Hotamzhon Ketmonov was elected chairman of the PDP.[5] Ketmonov ran as the party's candidate in the 2015 presidential election, receiving 2.92% of the vote.[6]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 1991 | Islam Karimov | 8,514,136 | 87.1% | - | - | Elected  |
| 2000 | 11,147,621 | 95.7% | - | - | Elected | |
| 2007 | Asliddin Rustamov | 468,064 | 3.27% | - | - | Lost  |
| 2015 | Khatamjan Ketmanov | 552,309 | 2.92% | - | - | Lost |
| 2016 | 669,187 | 3.73% | - | - | Lost | |
Legislative Chamber elections
| Election | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | 69 / 250 |  69 | 2nd |
| 1999 | 49 / 250 |  20 |  2nd |
| 2004–05 | 28 / 120 | 21 | 2nd |
| 2009–10 | 32 / 135 | 4 | 2nd |
| 2014–15 | 27 / 150 | 5 | 3rd |
| 2019–20 | 22 / 150 | 5 | 4th |
References
- ^ "Leadership of the party". Xdp.uz. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
- ^ The Missed Opportunity Looming in Uzbekistan - New America
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Tom Lansford (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-4833-7158-0.
- ^ "Biography of Hotamzhon Abdurahmonovich Ketmonov, the candidate for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan". Uzbekistan.org. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ 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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