People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
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The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekistan Xalq Demokratik Partiyasi, OXDP or PDPU) is a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

 which was founded in October 1991 after the Communist Party of Uzbekistan
Communist Party of Uzbekistan
The Communist Party of Uzbekistan, initially known as Communist Party of Uzbekistan, was the ruling communist party of the Uzbek SSR, and a part of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union....

 voted to cut its ties with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...

 and change its name to PDPU. The party has been led by President Islam Karimov since its foundation.

At the last legislative elections
Elections in Uzbekistan
Elections in Uzbekistan gives information on election and election results in Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

, 24 December 2004 and 9 January 2005, the party won 28 out of 120 seats.

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