United Democratic Party (Kazakhstan)

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United Democratic Party
AbbreviationUDP
LeaderCollective leadership
Founded25 December 2001; 22 years ago (2001-12-25)
Merger ofDemocratic Party of Azamat
People's Congress
QRHP
IdeologyParliamentarianism
Unicameralism
Anti-authoritarianism
Decentralization
SloganKazakhstan without Nazarbayev

The United Democratic Party is an unregistered political party in Kazakhstan.

History[edit]

It was founded on 25 December 2001 with the 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.

Its Congress was held in January 2002. It did not participate in the 2004 Kazakh legislative election due to lack of funds.[1]

Program[edit]

The UDP advocated for a unicameral parliamentary republic, elections at local level, and snap elections for president and the parliament.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bowyer, Anthony Clive (2008). Parliament and political parties in Kazakhstan. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program. Washington, D.C.: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program. ISBN 978-91-85937-27-1. OCLC 428466503.
  2. ^ Sheretov, Sergey (2003). Новейшая история Казахстана: 1985-2002 гг [The latest history of Kazakhstan: 1985-2002] (in Russian). Almaty: Yurist. ISBN 9789965431470.