Truth and Progress Social Democratic Party ( uz, “Haqiqat va Taraqqiyot” sotsial-demokratik partiyasi) is an unregistered
political party in Uzbekistan. Its founding congress took place on 8 March 2021. Party leader
Khidirnazar Allakulov began to publicly express the idea of creating a new party in May 2020. As a
centre-left
Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
party, it promotes
internationalism
Internationalism may refer to:
* Cosmopolitanism, the view that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality as opposed to communitarianism, patriotism and nationalism
* International Style, a major architectura ...
,
progressivism
Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, tec ...
,
secularism
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations.
Secularism is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state, and may be broadened to a si ...
, and
social democracy
Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to prom ...
.
History
On 4 June 2020, Bakhtiyor Karim, the editor-in-chief of ''Adabiyot'', conducted a video interview of Khidirnazar Allakulov, in which Allakulov announced the beginning of the process of creating a new Truth and Progress Social Democratic Party, focused on
secularism
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations.
Secularism is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state, and may be broadened to a si ...
and the principles of
social democracy
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. When asked by a journalist whether he wants to participate in the 2021 presidential elections, Allakulov answered in the affirmative if he were to be elected leader of the new party and if the leadership nominated him. The news appeared on the
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Uzbek service and the
Voice of America
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Uzbek service. State and private media operating inside Uzbekistan did not cover the story. The day after Allakulov's
YouTube
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interview, the educational YouTube channel Xurshid Davron Kutubxonasi, which had 38,900 subscribers and more than one million views, on which this interview was uploaded, was banned. Despite the ban, the videos were uploaded on YouTube and
Facebook
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pages by many people, including famous figures.
In early June 2020, Karim, along with several family members, was placed in a quarantine camp under the pretext of suspected
coronavirus infection. In July and November 2020, fake issues of the ''Adabiyot'' newspaper were published, which criticized Allakulov and his ideas about creating a party. Party activists reported opposition and pressure from the security forces.
With the weakening of restrictions in Uzbekistan, starting in November 2020, Allakulov and party activists made repeated attempts to hold a constituent congress and begin the work of the party. In November and December 2020, and in January and February 2021, repeated attempts to hold a founding congress of the party were postponed for reasons beyond their control. In one case, the ''
makhallah'' where the building for the congress was located was cordoned off by law enforcement agencies, people in civilian clothes and ambulance workers, allegedly to disinfect the territory against coronavirus. In other cases, the tenants of the buildings that provided the venue asked them not to hold this event under various pretexts ("renovation", "the building is not working", and "the building is rented for another event on this day"). The tenants of the premises for the party's office began to behave in a similar way. Repeatedly the tenants demanded that the party vacate the premises.
At the beginning of 2021, Karim, split from the party, expressing distrust of Allakulov, and tried to create a splinter wing. But no one joined him, and he withdrew from political activities. At the end of February, security forces tried to break into Allakulov's residence. Despite the opposition, the party held its founding congress on 8 March 2021, adopted its charter, made other organizational decisions, and elected the party leadership. Allakulov was elected party leader. In early April, the activists submitted an application to the Ministry of Justice to register the party and provided signatures. Their application was rejected twice.
References
External links
Official Facebook page
{{Uzbekistani political parties
Political parties in Uzbekistan
Political parties established in 2021