People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan O‘zbekiston Xalq Demokratik Partiyasi | |
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| Russian name | Народно-демократическая партия Узбекистана |
| Abbreviation | XDP |
| President | Ulugʻbek Inoyatov |
| Founder | Islam Karimov |
| Founded | 1 November 1991 (34 years, 135 days) |
| Preceded by | Communist Party of Uzbekistan |
| Headquarters | Tashkent |
| Newspaper | Ozbekiston Ovozi |
| Youth wing | Istikbol |
| Women's wing | Faol Ayollar |
| Membership (2021) | 520,000 |
| Ideology | Authoritarianism Civic nationalism Secularism Social democracy Social conservatism Statism Historical: Social market economy |
| Political position | Centre-left to Centre-right |
| Colours | Purple |
| Legislative Chamber | 20 / 150 |
| Senate | 28 / 100 |
| Website | |
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Green was the party colour until 2021. | |
The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan is a political party in Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1991 as the legal successor of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan. Under its founder Islam Karimov, it oversaw the dissolution of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and the establishment of the Republic of Uzbekistan. After Karimov resigned from the party in 1996 and later formed the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, it lost its ruling party status.
The party identifies with social democracy, conservatism and centre politics. In its statute, it promotes egalitarianism and a regulated social market economy within a welfare state, while supporting non-interventionism in foreign policy. Its core supporters are people who rely on social welfare, pensioners, people with disabilities, and employees. However, since the establishment of the Liberal Democratic Party, it has been opposed to government intervention.