Democratic Party of Russia
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| Democratic Party of Russia | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Official ideology/ political position | Liberalism |
| Website | democrats.ru |
The Democratic Party of Russia or DPR (Russian: Демократи́ческая Па́ртия Росси́и, Demokraticheskaya Partiya Rossii) is a Russian political party founded between April 21 and May 3, 1990 by Nikolai Travkin.[1] It initially featured Stanislav Govorukhin and Sergey Glazyev, and was part of the first State Duma. Glazyev was made leader in 1994 but was disbanded before the following year's legislative election.[1]
In 2001 it was reformed by Mikhail Prusak. In 2005 Mikhail Kasyanov tried to be elected chairman of the party, but lost to Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov.[1] In June 2007 the party proposed a referendum for joining the European Union and in December it took part in the legislative election, but it did not win any seats.[1][2] The DPR has been accused of being a virtual party used to draw away votes from the real opposition parties.[3]
In the Russian legislative election, 2007 the party won 0.13% of votes, not breaking the 7% barrier, and thus no seats in the Duma. As of January 1, 2007, according to the Federal Registration Service, the party had 82183 members.
[edit] Top positions
- Leader and Chairman of the DPR's Central Committee - Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov
- Chairman of the DPR's Executive Committee - Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Smirnov
- Permanent Acting Governing Body - Political Council (7 members)
- Party's Upper Governing Body between congresses - The DPR's Central Committee (76 members)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Reintroducing: The Democratic Party of Russia", page 1, The eXile, June 15, 2007
- ^ 2007 Russian legislative election results
- ^ "Reintroducing: The Democratic Party of Russia", page 2, The eXile, June 15, 2007
[edit] External links
Political parties in Russia Image:Flag of Russia.svg | |
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| Major parties | United Russia • Communist Party of the Russian Federation • Liberal Democratic Party of Russia • Fair Russia |
| Minor parties | Agrarian Party of Russia • Civilian Power • Democratic Party of Russia • Green Alternative • Russian Libertarian Movement • Party of Russia's Rebirth • Patriots of Russia • Peace and Unity • People's Union • Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" • Russian Social Justice Party • Union of Right Forces • Yabloko |
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