Patriots of Russia
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Patriots of Russia Патриоты России | |
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| Leader | Gennady Semigin |
| Founded | April 2005 |
| Split from | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| National affiliation | All-Russia People's Front |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red, Yellow |
| Seats in the State Duma | 0 / 450 |
| Seats in the Regional Parliaments | 33 / 3,928 |
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| http://www.patriot-rus.ru | |
Patriots of Russia (Russian: Патриоты России, Patrioty Rossii) is a left-wing nationalist and socialist political party in Russia. It was established in April 2005 by Gennady Semigin, who was expelled from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation after he failed in a power struggle with Gennady Zyuganov.
History
In 2006 Gennadiy Semigin and his new party “Patriots of Russia” joined the Rodina faction in the Duma. Following Rodina's merger with the Russian Party of Life and the Russian Pensioners' Party under the leadership of Sergey Mironov in October 2006 to form the Just Russia party, “Patriots of Russia” declared its intention to run as a separate party in the 2007 elections.
In 2008, the Party of Russia's Rebirth and Party of Peace and Unity, Teamed up with the party of Patriots of Russia[2][3]
Ideology
The official ideology's of the party are democratic socialism and collectivism.[4] The party has many of the same policy positions as the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Electoral results
State Duma
| Year | % | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.89 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0.97 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.59 | 0 |
Regions
Until 2011, the party had fractions in regional parliaments: the Kaliningrad region, Yaroslavl region, Republic of Dagestan, in the city of Kemerovo. 19 deputies in the regions of the referred from other parties.
13 September 2012, the party withdrew its candidate for the post of Governor of Ryazan region and supported the candidate from the ruling party United Russia[5]
14 October 2012, in the regional elections in the Republic of North Ossetia received (61039) 26,57% and is represented in the regional Parliament 14 deputies.[6]
References
- ^ a b "The Patriots of Russia : History and Platform : Translation by Danya Spencer : Introduction by Josh Wilson, Assistant Director". Sras.org. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ muljtilingval (30 September 2007). "съезд партии Патриоты России говорит актёр Маховиков". YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Выпуск программы "Воскресное время" в 21:00 17 сентября 2017 года. Новости. Первый канал". itv.ru. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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- ^ "Партия «Патриоты России» сняла своего кандидата на пост губернатора Рязанской области. Новости. Первый канал" [VIDEO: The party "Patriots of Russia" withdrew its candidate for the post of governor of the Ryazan region and supported the party of power" United Russia]. 1tv.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 51 (help) - ^ "The results of the elections of the Republic of North Ossetia". Election Commission of the Republic of North Ossetia. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2017.