The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (

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: , ''Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Kyrgyzstana''; Kyrgyz: , ''Kyrgyzstan sotsial-demokratiyalyk Partiyasy'') was a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Members formed the party on 1 October 1993, but did not register with the Justice Ministry until 16 December 1994. Abdygany Erkebaev served as the party's first chairman.

Almazbek Atambayev Almazbek Sharshen uluu Atambayev ( ky, Алмазбек Шаршен уулу Атамбаев, translit=Almazbek Şarşen uulu Atambayev; born 17 September 1956) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1 December 2 ...

replaced him on 30 July 1999. The majority of the party's membership is drawn from the country's entrepreneurs. On 20 May 2004, the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) agreed to join the

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electoral alliance. In October 2004, the larger El Party led by Melis Eshimkanov merged with the SDPK in preparation for the February 2005 parliamentary elections. The party played a visible role in the

Tulip Revolution The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution (russian: Тюльпановая революция; ky, Жоогазын революциясы) led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parliame ...

and in large scale rallies in

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

in April and November 2006. A leading MP

Temir Sariyev Temir Agrembaevich Sariyev ( ky, Темир Агрембаевич Сариев, translit=Temir Agrembayevich Sariyev, ) (born 17 June 1963) is a Kyrgyz politician who was Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2015 to 2016. He was a presidential candid ...

who joined SDPK in 2006 left the party due to his disagreement with

becoming a prime minister in March 2007. The SDPK received the votes of 8% of eligible voters in the 2010 parliamentary elections, giving it 26 of 120 seats in parliament. This result made the party the second of five parties to surpass the support threshold of 5% of eligible voters necessary to enter parliament. The party won a plurality 38 of 120 seats in the 2015 parliamentary elections. In 2017 its presidential candidate, Sooronbay Jeenbekov, won the

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with 54% of the vote. In June 2018 the party was admitted into the

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as a full member. In March 2019, several party members aligned with former President

split off from the SDPK and the government coalition over a widening rift with President

Sooronbay Jeenbekov Sooronbay Sharip uulu Jeenbekov (; ky, Сооронбай Шарип уулу Жээнбеков, translit=Sooronbay Şarip uulu Jeenbekov; born 16 November 1958) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the 5th President of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 unti ...

. Originally seen as Atambayev's hand-picked successor, Jeenbekov dismissed of most of the members associated with Atambayev's government when he was elected President and began investigations into possible corrupt practices by his predecessor. In May 2020, two of Atambayev's sons announced that they were joining a new political party, the Social Democrats of Kyrgyzstan. Several other members of the SDPK left following a 26 May session of the political council. In 2019 pro-Sooronbay Jeenbekov members reorganised

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. Due to the several splinters, the SDPK did not contest the October 2020 parliamentary election. The party de facto ceased its activities in the first half of 2020, when it split into the pro-Jeenbekov Birimdik and the pro-Atambayev SDK.

Notable members

(until March 2019) *

Roza Otunbayeva Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva (Kyrgyz: Роза Исаковна (Исак кызы) Отунбаева, Roza Isakovna (Isak kyzy) Otunbayeva; born August 23, 1950) is a Kyrgyz diplomat and politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 7 A ...

(until 21 May 2010) *

Bakyt Beshimov Bakyt Beshimov (russian: Бактыбек Жолчубекович Бешимов; born 1954) is a leader of parliamentary fraction and deputy chairman of Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan. Bakyt Beshimov is a prominent opposition leader, famo ...

* * Mirbek Asanakunov (russian: Мирбек Асанакунов) governor of

Issyk-Kul Region Issyk-Kul Region ( ky, Ысык-Көл облусу, Ysyk-Köl oblusu; russian: Иссык-Кульская область, Issyk-Kulskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kaz ...

from 2010 through 2011 * Asel Koduranova (russian: Асел Кодуранова) MP since 2015 * Asilbek Jeenbekov * Kubanychbek Kadyrov * Irina Karamushkina (russian: Ирина Карамушкина) MP from 2010 to 2015 * *

References

External links

SDPK website

Kyrgyz Parliament website, SDPK page
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