With its active participation in protests and decisive speeches against corruption and authoritarianism, leader of the party Almazbek Atambaev became a leading force for democratic change.

[7] Under his leadership, the Social Democratic Party actively supported and mobilized protesters, becoming one of the organizers of mass rallies that ultimately led to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev.

[8] Almazbek Atambayev was poisoned during the elections, losing a huge part of the body weight, and was forced to undergo treatment in Turkey.

Thus, Irina Karamushkina sealed her mouth in the presence of the media in response to the remarks of Vice Speaker Kubanychbek Isabekov to control her speech in parliament.

Baktybek Beshimov, the leader of the Social Democrats faction, in September 2009, speaking with a lecture to students in Washington, announced that he had secretly left Kyrgyzstan through the territory of Kazakhstan.

Then he issued a statement to the media: "I was forced to temporarily leave the country due to a direct attempt to physically destroy me after a long, targeted persecution.

[12] However, the next day, April 10, 2010, supporters of Atambaev and other opposition parties took the White House in Bishkek, overthrowing the regime of K. Bakiev, who fled the city.

[17] While the party was in power, the country introduced a system of participation in elections based on biometric data, which dramatically increased the transparency of the voting procedure and eliminated many opportunities for falsification.

[20] Social Democrats presided over a constitutional referendum which proposed that the increasing the powers of the Prime Minister and his/her government, as well as reforms to the judicial system.

"[22] George Soros spoke positively about Almazbek Atambayev, stating that "Kyrgyzstan was lucky to have a non-corrupt president", noting that the coming to power of a person who is not mired in corruption is good for the democratic development of the country.

[23] During the reign of Social Democrats, Kyrgyzstan became the only Central Asian country in the history of the region that honored the memory of the victims of the 1916 massacre carried out by the punitive troops of the Russian Empire.

Atambayev's actions underscored the importance of historical memory and unity in the face of past injustices, and the decision was seen as a significant step towards national reconciliation and strengthening the identity of the peoples of Central Asia.

In October 2017, President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev signed a law establishing, in memory of the uprising and exodus of the Kyrgyz people, the “Day of History and Remembrance of Ancestors,” celebrated on November 7–8.

In addition, the Social Democrats actively pursued a secular policy, opposing the processes of Islamization in the country, thereby supporting the principle of separation of religion and state.

[30] On the evening of 4 October 2020, young party leaders of the Social Democrats Aizhan Myrsan, Temirlan Sultanbekov and Kadyrbek Atambaev refused to accept election results as they accused of them being allegedly rigged and instead called on their supporters to attend demonstration in the Ala-Too Square.

The council included the Social Democrats, as well as the Respublika, Ata Meken, Butun Kyrgyzstan, Bir Bol, Zamandash, and Ordo parties.

The party called the events that took place on the night of 6 October historical in a statement, "Once again, the Kyrgyz people, united by the desire for justice and freedom, overthrew the criminal government.

Subsequently, participation in the 2020 protests became the basis for bringing to justice one of the leaders of the Social Democrats, Temirlan Sultanbekov, since, according to the prosecution, he allegedly organized riots and tried to seize power.

[38] Seidbek Atambaev won a victory in his constituency in his native Chui region, becoming the representative of the Social Democrats party in the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic.

[41] In 2021, the chairman of the party, Temirlan Sultanbekov, was elected as the youngest Vice-President in history of the Socialist International, under the presidency of Spanish Prime-minister Pedro Sánchez.