Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party Oʻzbekiston Liberal Demokratik Partiyasi | |
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| Abbreviation | UzLiDeP OʻzLiDeP |
| Official leader | Aktam Haitov  |
| President | Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Founded | November 15, 2003 |
| Split from | People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan |
| Headquarters | Mirobod tumani, 700015 Tashkent |
| Newspaper | XXI asr |
| Membership (2016) | 1,6 million (2024 year) |
| Colours | Blue |
| Legislative Chamber | 53 / 150 |
| Senate | 41 / 100 |
| Website | |
| uzlidep | |
History of the establishment of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
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October 4, 2003 - A group of activists launched an initiative to establish a national political organization – the party expressing and defending the interests of small businesses, entrepreneurs and farmers - a class of proprietors, highly skilled specialists of manufacturing, the management personnel and the businessmen.
October 7, 2003 – Islam Karimov, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, met with the members of the aforementioned initiative group.
November 15, 2003 - The founding congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen – The Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held. The Program and the Party Charter, the composition of the Political Council, and the Central Supervisory and Auditing Commission were approved during the Congress. Mr. Kobiljon Fattohovich Toshmatov was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Political Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan.
December 3, 2003 - The Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan incorporated into the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
January 1, 2004 - the first issue of the party publication – the socio-political newspaper «XXI asr» was published.
Chairmen of the party
[edit]| May 24, 2004 | at the Second recurrent meeting of the Political Council Mr. Mahamadjon Akhmedovich Akhmedjanov was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Political Council of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. |
| March 19, 2005 | Mr. Mukhammadyusuf Mutalibjonovich Teshaboev was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Political Council of the party at the third recurrent meeting of the Political Council. |
| December 2, 2013 | at the Sixth recurrent meeting of the Political Council Mr. Sodikjon Turdiev was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Political Council of UzLiDeP. |
| August 3, 2018 | at the 10th meeting of the Political Council of UzLiDeP, Khaitov Aktam Akhmadovich was elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Political Council of the party. |
Participation of the party in the Presidential elections
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November 6, 2007 - the Fourth Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan which discussed the issue of Presidential Bid at the next election of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held. The Party Congress took decision to nominate the candidacy of Mr. Islam Karimov for the post of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Mr. Islam Karimov, as the candidate to the post of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, gave a report at the Congress, on “To serve faithfully for the motherland and people – is the highest happiness”.
December 27, 2007 – Mr. Islam Karimov, the candidate from UzLiDeP, won the elections to the post President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
March 29, 2015 – Islam Abduganievich Karimov, the candidate from UzLiDeP, won the elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
December 12, 2015 - Was held a session of Executive Committee of Political Council of UzLiDeP dedicated to identification of priority areas for further activities of the faction, party`s structures and organizations of UzLiDeP on the basis of the tasks arising from the report of the President Islam Karimov at the solemn meeting devoted to the 23rd anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the theme “Our main task - to raise the reform of democratization and modernization of the country to a new level”.
The participants noted that the Constitution is the basic instrument for the promotion of our goals - the construction of an independent, economically developed, integrated into the international community of the state, which provided a good and decent life of its citizens.
October 19, 2016 - VIII Congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (UzLiDeP) was held in Tashkent on October 19, the Party Congress decided to nominate the candidacy of a member of the political council of Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev to the post of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
December 9, 2016 – a session of the Central Electoral Commission took place. The session looked at the results of the 4 December 2016 elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. According to the results of the presidential elections, 15 million 906 thousand 724 voters that is 88.61 per cent of the voters who took part in the voting voted for the candidate from UzLiDeP Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev. Thus, on the basis of these results, Candidate from UzLiDeP Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev won the 4 December 2016 elections of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
September 9, 2021 – the 10th Congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent. About 1,200 delegates from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions, and the city of Tashkent participated in it. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a candidate for the post of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, delivered a speech at the Congress about the main directions of his pre-election program.
October 24, 2021 – Shavkat Miromonovich MIRZIYOYEV was elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for a five-year term with 80.12 percent of the votes of the voters who participated in the Presidential Election.
May 12, 2023 – the next meeting of the Political Council of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent. The participation of UzLiDeP in the early elections to the Presidency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which will be held on July 9 this year, and the issue of the party’s candidate to be nominated at the next Congress of the party were discussed.
May 30, 2023 – the Eleventh Congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – Liberal-Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent. The delegates of the Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan unanimously decided to nominate Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev on behalf of the party in the upcoming election. Sh.M. Mirziyoyev, the candidate for the post of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, delivered a speech about the main directions of his program.
July 10, 2023 – Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – Presidential candidate Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev from the Liberal-Democratic Party of Uzbekistan won a convincing victory in the alternative election, receiving 87.05 percent of the votes.
Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2007 | Islam Karimov | 13,008,357 | 90.8% | — | — | Elected 
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| 2015 | 17,122,597 | 90.4% | — | — | Elected
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| 2016 | Shavkat Mirziyoyev | 15,906,724 | 88.6% | — | — | Elected
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| 2021 | 12,988,964 | 80.3% | — | — | Elected
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| 2023[a] | 13,625,055 | 87.7% | — | — | Elected
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Participation of the party in the elections to the Legislative Chamber and local councils
[edit]December 26, 2004 – The Party for the first time took part in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan, regional, district and city councils of the national deputies. According to their results UzLiDeP became the largest faction in the parliament possessing 43 parliamentary seats. And 1,908 deputies from the Party were elected to the local representative authorities.
December 7, 2006 – The Eighth meeting of the Political Council UzLiDeP was held. The meeting reviewed the nomination of candidates for the vacant parliamentary seats of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis.
December 27, 2009 - UzLiDeP took successful part in the parliamentary elections, elections to the regional, district and city councils of national deputies. Having possessed 53 parliamentary seats, the party for the second time formed the largest faction in the parliament. At this time 2,159 deputies from the Party were elected to the local representative authorities.
December 21, 2014 – UzLiDeP successfully participated in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and to the Regional, District, and City Councils of People’s Deputies. According to the results of the elections, UzLiDeP has the largest number of seats in the lower house of parliament – 52, people’s deputies in regional councils – 307 (38%), and district (city) councils – 1806 (35%) seats, and formed its faction in the parliament, and in the local representative bodies – its deputy groups.
December 24, 2017 – the elections to the district Councils of people’s deputies of the city of Tashkent were held. According to the results of the elections, 137 deputies from the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen - Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan were elected to the district kengash of people’s deputies of Tashkent from 330 electoral districts.
On November 5, 2019 – The 9th Congress of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, was held in Tashkent. The party’s pre-election program and candidates for the lower house of parliament were approved at the congress.
On January 6, 2020 – At the regular session of the Central Election Commission, the results of the final round of parliamentary elections were announced. Following the election results in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan took 53, “Milliy Tiklanish” Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – 36, “Adolat” Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – 24, People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan – 22, Ecological Party of Uzbekistan – 15 seats.
Legislative Chamber elections
[edit]| Election | Leader | Seats | /– | Position |
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| 2004–05 | 41 / 120
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New | 1st | |
| 2009–10 | Muhammadusuf Teshabaev | 53 / 135
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 12
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 1st
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| 2014–15 | Sodiqjon Turdiev | 52 / 150
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 1
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1st
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| 2019–20 | Aktam Haitov | 53 / 150
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1
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1st
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Important initiatives and news of the party
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July 25, 2005 - an extraordinary Third Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held. The Issues regarding the amendments to the Party Program and Charter were reviewed during the Congress.
On January 18, 2020 – A meeting of the political council of the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople – the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent. At the meeting, the candidacy of Abdulla Aripov, who has been the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan since December 2016, was nominated.
March 16, 2023 – at the next meeting of the Political Council of UzLiDeP, the issue of the party’s participation in the Referendum of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the draft of the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan” was discussed in detail.
The Central edition of the party is the socio-political newspaper «XXI asr». The Official Web site of the party is www.uzlidep.uz
References
[edit]- ^ Shavkat Mirziyoyev formally ran as an independent candidate, but was supported by the party.
Sources
[edit]- Abdurasulov, Abdujalil (20 December 2019). "Questions over Uzbekistan's new era of 'openness'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Lansford, Tom (2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781483371580. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via Google Books.
- Saidazimova, Gulnoza (4 October 2007). "Uzbek Party Signals Plan To Nominate Karimov For Third Term". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Sharifov, Omar (7 November 2007). "Islam Karimov agreed to remain the president another seven years". Ferghana. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- "Uzbekistan: Mirziyoyev romps to victory, but with reduced vote share". Eurasianet. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- "What ideas do political parties advance?". Uzbekistan Today. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations.
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