Civilian Power

Civilian Power (or Citizens' Force, Russian: Гражданская сила) is a green-liberal political party in the Russian Federation. The organization was called the Network Party for Support of the Small and Middle Business in 2002, then renamed Free Russia in 2004, and in February 2007 changed to Civilian Power.

Civilian Power

Гражданская сила
LeaderKirill Bykanin
Founded2002 (2002)
Headquarters32th building, Studonyy proyezd
Moscow, Russia
IdeologyLiberalism
Green liberalism
Green politics
Ecologism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colours  Green
  Yellow
Seats in the State Duma
0 / 450
Seats in the Regional Parliaments
0 / 3,994
Website
www.Gr-Sila.ru

Members of the political council include:

History

The "Free Russia" party was created in 2004, based on small and medium-sized Russian businesses. On October 8, 2006, the party overtook the 7% barrier on the legislative elections in Novgorod District. In November 2006, the 6th party conference was held. On February 27, 2007, Mikhail Barshchevsky, the chairman and plenipotentiary of the High Council of the Russian government, held a press conference. This was in aid of the party principles of Civilian Power. In the middle of April 2007, an organizational conference was held.

The chairman of the High Council is plenipotentiary of the Government of Russia in Constitutional, Supreme and Highest Arbitral Courts Mikhail Barshchevsky (a member since December 2006). The chairman of the Federal Political Council − The founder of the party, businessman Alexander Ryavkin from 2014 - 2015 year was the vice governor of the Oryol region.

The party won 1.05% of votes in the 2007 elections, not breaking the 7% barrier, and thus no seats in duma.

Civilian Power supported Dmitri Medvedev as their candidate in the presidential election in 2008.

It merged with Union of Right Forces and the Democratic Party of Russia to form the Right Cause on 16 November 2008.

Civilian Power was again registered as a political party on 7 June 2012.

The party advocates the legalization of prostitution in Russia.

In the elections of 2014, the party won one seat in the regional parliament Nenets Autonomous Okrug.[1]

Electoral results

In 2017, the Party announced that the only candidate whom the party will support is current president Vladimir Putin. for the 2018 Russian presidential election.

Presidential elections
Election year Candidate first round second round
# of overall votes % of overall vote # of overall votes % of overall vote
2018 No candidate, endorsed Vladimir Putin N/A N/A N/A N/A

References
  1. ""Civil Force" and "Green" got the right to go into the Duma without signatures". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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