The Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party 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....

. The party is one of the country's four 'officially sanctioned' parties along with the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan

People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan

The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan is a political party in Uzbekistan which was founded in October 1991 after the Communist Party of Uzbekistan voted to cut its ties with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and change its name to PDPU...

, the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party

Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party

The Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party is a political party in Uzbekistan, and is considered a center-left party. During the 2004-2005 legislative election, the party won 41 out of 120 seats, and in the Uzbekistani parliamentary election, 2009–2010, it won 55 out of 150.The party said on 4...

 and the Justice Social Democratic Party

Justice Social Democratic Party

The Justice Social Democratic Party is a Centre-left, social democratic, political party in Uzbekistan. One of the founders and the first general secretary of the party was Anvar Juraboev...

.

Ideology and policy

The Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party was formed in 1995 with a largely intellectual membership and has a comparatively high proportion of female members. The party advocates a strong sense of Uzbek

Uzbeks

The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...

 culture, desiring a cultural revival, whilst also seeking to build closer links with other states in Central Asia

Central Asia

Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...

. The party opposes the influence of Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 in the region and attacked the foundation of the Eurasian Economic Community

Eurasian Economic Community

The Eurasian Economic Community originated from the Commonwealth of Independent States customs union between Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan on 29 March 1996...

 on this basis.

Elections

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 11 out of 120 seats. The party's candidate for the 2007 Presidential election

Uzbekistani presidential election, 2007

A presidential election was held in Uzbekistan on 23 December 2007.Incumbent Islam Karimov's term was considered to have ended on 22 January 2007, based on the Constitution of Uzbekistan, but the electoral legislation states that "an election must be held in December of the year in which the...

 was Hurshid Dustmuhammad.

Merger

The party announced its intetion to merge with the Self-Sacrifice National Democratic Party

Self-Sacrifice National Democratic Party

The Self-Sacrifice National Democratic Party was a political party in Uzbekistan. At the 2004–2005 parliamentary elections, the party won 18 out of the 120 seats in the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan, the lower house of the Oliy Majlis. In 2008, the party merged with the Uzbekistan National...

in 2008 as the two parties shared common goals. The new group has retained the National Revival Democratic Party name.