Önügüü–Progress ( ky, Өнүгүү-Прогресс, ) is a political party in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

led by

Bakyt Torobayev Bakyt Ergeshevich Torobayev ( ky, Бакыт Эргешевич Төрөбаев, russian: Бакыт Эргешевич Торобаев, born 5 April 1973) is a Kyrgyz politician who has been the leader of the Onuguu-Progress party since 2013. ...

History

Önügüü–Progress was formed in 2012 by Torobayev after he left Respublika, and primarily draws its support from southern Kyrgyzstan, where there is a significant Uzbek population. In December 2013 the Uluttar Birimdigi party merged into it. In the 2015 parliamentary elections the party received 9.3% of the vote, winning 13 seats in the Supreme Council. However, in October 2017 three of its MPs were expelled from the party, leaving it with 10 seats.Kyrgyzstan: Presidential Losers’ Grip on Parliamentary Power Base Falters
Central Asia Today, 27 October 2017

Ideology and views

In terms of its place on the ideological and

political spectrum A political spectrum is a system to characterize and classify different political positions in relation to one another. These positions sit upon one or more geometric axes that represent independent political dimensions. The expressions politi ...

, Önügüü–Progress is a centrist party. The party advocates private property, a market economy and the development of political, party and economic competition. The main basic ideology of the party is

neo-conservatism Neoconservatism is a political movement that began in the United States during the 1960s among liberal hawks who became disenchanted with the increasingly pacifism, pacifist foreign policy of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic P ...

. The party elite of the Önügüü–Progress Party prioritises the rejection of revolutionary methods of solving political problems, support for the stability of the established social and economic rules of the game, commitment to patriotic values, recognition of the role of traditional confessions in the public life of Kyrgyz citizens, support for family values and the desire to preserve and pass on traditions. At the same time, national traditions should not become an obstacle to the development of innovation in the social and economic life of society. The Önügüü–Progress Party considers the preservation of traditional public morality as a priority issue and emphasises the basic functions of the state, such as defence, security and the rule of law. The Önügüü–Progress political party recognises the need for state intervention in the management of society and the economy, but this intervention should be limited and regulatory in nature. In foreign policy, the party prioritises the strengthening and development of traditional foreign policy relations.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Onuguu-Progress Political parties in Kyrgyzstan 2012 establishments in Kyrgyzstan Political parties established in 2012