Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party

The Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Liberal Demokratik Partiyasi, Oʻzlidep) is a political party in Uzbekistan. During the 2004–2005 legislative election, the party won 41 out of 120 seats, and in the Uzbekistan parliamentary election, 2009–2010, it won 55 out of 150.

Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party Oʻzbekiston Liberal Demokratik Partiyasi
Official leader	Abdulla Aripov
President	Sodiqjon Turdiyev
Founded	November 15, 2003 (2003-11-15)
Split from	People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
Headquarters	Mirobod tumani, 700015 Tashkent
Membership (2016)	324,881
Ideology	Populism Third Way Authoritarianism
Political position	Centre-right (self-proclaimed)
International affiliation	None
Colours	Azure, red, orange
Legislative Chamber	53 / 150
Senate	41 / 100
Website
www.uzlidep.uz
Politics of Uzbekistan Political parties Elections

The party said on 4 October 2007 that it intended to nominate President Islam Karimov as its candidate in the 2007 presidential election, although many considered Karimov to be legally ineligible to run for another term.[1] On 6 November, Karimov was unanimously chosen as the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential candidate at a party convention in Tashkent, and Karimov accepted the nomination.[2] Karimov would hold the position of president until his death in 2016. After the death of Karimov, long-time Prime Minister and party member Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the snap election to finish out Karimov's term.