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 | |
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| Abbreviation | PRES (English) ПРЕС (Russian) |
| Leader | Sergey Shakhray |
| Founded | 17 August 1993[1] |
| Registered | 26 October 1993 |
| Dissolved | 3 October 1999 |
| Merged into | Unity |
| Ideology | Moderate liberalism Conservatism Regionalism Federalism Reformism |
| Political position | Centre |
| 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
- Общероссийская общественно-политическая организация "Партия российского единства и согласия"
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1650 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Elections held in 1993 IPU
- Shevtsova, Lilia (1999). Yeltsin's Russia Myths and Reality. Washington: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 148.
- Nohlen & Stöver, p1645
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