Social Democrats (Kyrgyzstan)

Social Democrats
Социал-демократтар
Социал-демократы
AbbreviationSDK
LeaderTemirlan Sultanbekov
FoundersAlmazbek Atambayev
Seidbek Atambayev
Founded23 December 2019 (2019-12-23)
Split fromSocial Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan
IdeologySocial democracy
Direct democracy
Pro-Westernism
Political positionCentre-left
International affiliationSocialist International Progressive Alliance
Colours  Blue
  Red
Jogorku Kenesh
1 / 90
Bishkek City Council
5 / 45
Kara-Balta City Council
5 / 20
Shopokov City Council
6 / 20
Cholpon-Ata City Council
6 / 20
Orlovka City Council
4 / 20
Kemin City Council
4 / 20
Kant City Council
2 / 20
Local councils
780 / 7,000
Website
https://sdk.kg/

The Social Democrats (Kyrgyz: Социал-демократтар, romanized: Sotsial-demokrattar; Russian: Социал-демократы, romanized: Sotsial-demokraty; SDK) is a political party in Kyrgyzstan founded in late 2019 by supporters of former president Almazbek Atambayev – legal successor from the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDKP). After a conflict between Atambaev and his successor president Sooronbai Jeenbekov emerged and deepened in 2018, Atambayev accused of Jeenbekov in attempting to seize authority over the SDKP, a party that Atambayev himself formed in 1990s and served as a leader of. The SDK participated in the annulled 2020 parliamentary election. The current party leader is Temirlan Sultanbekov.

In the 2021 parliamentary election, the main candidate from the SDK was Almazbek's youngest son, Kadyrbek Atambaev.