Russian Party of Life
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in Russia
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, led by Sergey Mironov
Sergey Mironov
Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov , is a former chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament and a leading figure in the A Just Russia party.- Biography :...
(Speaker
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of the Federation Council
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, the upper house of the Russian parliament). According to its website, the party was liberal on economic issues and nationalistic on everything else. Its headquarters were located in Moscow
Moscow
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At the last legislative elections
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, 7 December 2003, the alliance of the Party of Russia's Rebirth
Party of Russia's Rebirth
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and the Russian Party of Life party won only 1.9 % of the popular vote and no seats, despite attracting to its list a number of Russian celebrities, most famously Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Fedorova
Oxana Gennadyevna Fedorova is a Russian Miss Universe winner, police officer , former university lecturer, television host, actress, singer, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador....
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The Russian Party of Life merged with Rodina
Rodina
Rodina or Motherland-National Patriotic Union was one of the four parties that controlled seats in the Russian legislature in 2003-2007...
and the Russian Pensioners' Party
Russian Pensioners' Party
The Russian Pensioners' Party is a political party in Russia.The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners in 1997...
into a new party, A Just Russia, on 28 October 2006.