United Democratic Party (Kazakhstan)

The United Democratic Party is an unregistered political party in Kazakhstan. It was founded on 25 December 2001 after a merger of People's Congress of Kazakhstan, Republican People's Party of Kazakhstan, and the Azamat Democratic Party. The main reason was due to a need of a stronger, united opposition. At its Congress which was held in January 2002, the UDP advocated for a unicameral parliamentary republic, elections at local level, and snap elections for president and the parliament.[1] The party was never registered nor did it participate in the 2004 Kazakh legislative election due to lack of funds.[2]

United Democratic Party
AbbreviationUDP
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded25 December 2001 (2001-12-25)
Merger ofDemocratic Party of Azamat
People's Congress
QRHP
IdeologyParliamentarianism
Unicameralism
Anti-authoritarianism
Decentralization
SloganKazakhstan without Nazarbayev

References

  1. Sheretov, Sergey (2003). Новейшая история Казахстана: 1985-2002 гг [The latest history of Kazakhstan: 1985-2002] (in Russian). Almaty: Yurist.
  2. https://abcnews.go.com/images/Blotter/SilkRoadStudies2.pdf


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