Justice Social Democratic Party

The Justice Social Democratic Party (Uzbek: Adolat Sotsial Demokratik Partiyasi; ASDP) is a political party in Uzbekistan.[1] One of the founders and the first general secretary of the party was Anvar Juraboev.[2] It is one of the four parties who acts as a pro-government opposition to the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, the country's ruling party.[3]

Justice Social Democratic Party
Adolat Sotsial Demokratik Partiyasi
AbbreviationASDP
LeaderBahrom Abdukhalimov
FoundersAnvar Juraboev
Shukrullo Mirsaidov
Founded18 February 1995 (1995-02-18)
HeadquartersTashkent
NewspaperAdolat
Youth wingUSDP "Adolat" Youth Wing
IdeologySocial democracy
Labourism
Political positionCentre-left
Colours  Red
SloganKuch adolatdadir ("Strength in Justice")
Legislative Chamber
24 / 150
Website
adolat.uz
Old version of the party logo

Ideology

ASDP is a centre-left political party and holds positions similar to the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan. It promotes egalitarianism and social justice, supporting a social market economy and an universalistic welfare state. Its core supporters include workers in technical engineering, teachers, doctors, and employees in budgetary organizations and the sector of services.[4]

Electoral history

Legislative Chamber elections
Election Seats +/– Position
1999
11 / 250
 11 4th
2004–05
10 / 120
 1 5th
2009–10
19 / 135
 9 4th
2014–15
20 / 150
 1 4th
2019–20
24 / 150
 4 3rd

References
  1. Dawisha & Parrott 1997, p. 391.
  2. CNN 2004.
  3. Abdurasulov 2019.
  4. United Nations 2016.

Sources
  • Abdurasulov, Abdujalil (20 December 2019). "Questions over Uzbekistan's new era of 'openness'". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  • Dawish, Karen; Parrott, Bruce (1997). Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521597319. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via Google Books.
  • "World News: Election Watch – Uzbekistan". CNN. 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • "What ideas do political parties advance?". Uzbekistan Today. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2021 – via The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations.


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