Elections of Uzbekistan. Presidential elections

People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP)[edit]
On 7 August 2021, the 4th People's Democratic Party Ordinary Plenum was held where the XDP Central Council's deputy chairwoman Maqsuda Vorisova was nominated for presidency, making her the first woman since Diloram Tashmukhamedova in 2007 to bid in a presidential race.^[78][79] Serving as a Legislative Chamber MP, Vorisova proclaimed herself as an "ordinary mother and woman" whom has knowledge "about the problems of the people from the inside" and that in case of victory, she would put forward in solving issues regarding education and medicine.^[80]
At the 12th People's Democratic Party Ordinary Congress held on 6 September 2021, Vorisova was unanimously approved as a presidential nominee as well as the drafted pre-election programme which aims at building an Uzbek state and society that meets the criteria of "social equality and people’s democracy".^[81]
The People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP) is a pro-government party.^[60]