Party of Russian Unity and Accord

The Party of Russian Unity and Accord (Russian: Партия российского единства и согласия, Partiya rossiiskogo edinstva i soglasiya, PRES) was a political party in Russia with centrist, moderate pro-reform positions.

Party of Russian Unity and Accord

Партия российского единства и согласия
AbbreviationPRES (English)
ПРЕС (Russian)
LeaderSergey Shakhray
Founded17 August 1993[1]
Registered26 October 1993
Dissolved3 October 1999
Merged intoUnity
IdeologyModerate liberalism
Conservatism
Regionalism
Federalism
Reformism
Political positionCentre
Colours  Dark blue
  Light blue
  Red
Slogan"People's consent, Unity of the people, Greatness of Russia"
(Russian: "Согласие людей, единство народа, величие России")

History

The party was established in late 1993. In the 1993 parliamentary elections it received 6.7% of the proportional representation vote,[2] and won 27 of the 450 seats in the State Duma.[3]

In the 1995 elections the party's vote share fell to 0.4%, and it failed to win any proportional seats, although it did win a single district seat.[4][5] It did not contest any further elections.[5]

See also

  • Party of Russian Unity and Accord politicians

References

  1. Общероссийская общественно-политическая организация "Партия российского единства и согласия"
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1650 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Elections held in 1993 IPU
  4. Shevtsova, Lilia (1999). Yeltsin's Russia Myths and Reality. Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 148.
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p1645
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