Russian Pensioners' Party
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The Russian Pensioners' Party (Российская партия пенсионеров, Rossiyskaya Partiya Pensionerov) is a political party
in Russia
.
The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners (Общественно-Политиче??кая) in 1997. On November 29, 1997 Sergei Atroshenko was elected as the first chairman.
On May 29, 1998 the party was registed with the Ministry of Justice.
In the December 1999 State Duma
elections the party won 1.95% of the vote.
On December 1, 2001 the party was given its present name. On May 15, 2002 RPP was registered with the Ministry of Justice.
At the last legislative elections
, 7 December 2003, the alliance of the Russian Pensioners' Party and the Russian Social Justice Party
won 3.1 % of the popular vote and no seats.
On January 31, 2004, in an extraordinary congress of the party, chairman Sergei Atroshenko was dismissed from his post for their poor performance.
On March 27, 2005 Valery Gartung was elected chairman. Gartung was the eleceted state deputy of Chelyabinsk
.
According to the party there are at present 600,000 members, and some 60 regional offices.
Between spring 2004 and autumn 2005 RPP has been able to hold candidates in the elections of the parliaments of 11 regions. Their highest result was 20.7% in elections for Magadan
's Duma on May 22, 2005.
On October 9, 2005 RPP won elections in Tomsk
, receiving 19.8% of the vote, compared to United Russia's 17.85%.
However Seigei Atroshenko did not recognise the congress, asserting that he had been robbed of his post, and he filed a lawsuit agait the party in court. On September 26, 2005 the court declared the registration of Gartung cancelled. Consequently the leadership has been split. This caused the party to be unable to participate in five regional elections at the time. On November 24 the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow upheld the decision. On December 17, 2005 an extraordinary congress was held to elect new members.
The Russian Pensioners' Party merged with the Russian Party of Life
and Rodina
into a new party, Fair Russia
, on 28 October 2006.
In 2007 a rival central council, which does not recognise the merger was established.
Political party
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in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners (Общественно-Политиче??кая) in 1997. On November 29, 1997 Sergei Atroshenko was elected as the first chairman.
On May 29, 1998 the party was registed with the Ministry of Justice.
In the December 1999 State Duma
State Duma
The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to...
elections the party won 1.95% of the vote.
On December 1, 2001 the party was given its present name. On May 15, 2002 RPP was registered with the Ministry of Justice.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Russia
On the federal level, Russia elects a president as head of state and a legislature, one of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly. The president is elected for at most two six-year terms by the people . The Federal Assembly has two chambers...
, 7 December 2003, the alliance of the Russian Pensioners' Party and the Russian Social Justice Party
Russian Social Justice Party
The Party of Social Justice was a progressive political party in Russia....
won 3.1 % of the popular vote and no seats.
On January 31, 2004, in an extraordinary congress of the party, chairman Sergei Atroshenko was dismissed from his post for their poor performance.
On March 27, 2005 Valery Gartung was elected chairman. Gartung was the eleceted state deputy of Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk is a city and the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern side of the oblast, south of Yekaterinburg, just to the east of the Ural Mountains, on the Miass River. Population: -History:...
.
According to the party there are at present 600,000 members, and some 60 regional offices.
Between spring 2004 and autumn 2005 RPP has been able to hold candidates in the elections of the parliaments of 11 regions. Their highest result was 20.7% in elections for Magadan
Magadan
Magadan is a port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region. It is the administrative center of Magadan Oblast , in the Russian Far East. Founded in 1929 on the site of an earlier settlement from the 1920s, it was granted the status of town in 1939...
's Duma on May 22, 2005.
On October 9, 2005 RPP won elections in Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...
, receiving 19.8% of the vote, compared to United Russia's 17.85%.
However Seigei Atroshenko did not recognise the congress, asserting that he had been robbed of his post, and he filed a lawsuit agait the party in court. On September 26, 2005 the court declared the registration of Gartung cancelled. Consequently the leadership has been split. This caused the party to be unable to participate in five regional elections at the time. On November 24 the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow upheld the decision. On December 17, 2005 an extraordinary congress was held to elect new members.
The Russian Pensioners' Party merged with the Russian Party of Life
Russian Party of Life
The Russian Party of Life was a political party in Russia, led by Sergey Mironov . According to its website, the party was liberal on economic issues and nationalistic on everything else...
and Rodina
Rodina
Rodina or Motherland-National Patriotic Union was one of the four parties that controlled seats in the Russian legislature in 2003-2007...
into a new party, Fair Russia
Fair Russia
A Just Russia, , also translated as Fair Russia, is a social democratic political party in Russia currently holding 38 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. It was formed on October 28, 2006, as a merger of Rodina, the Russian Party of Life and the Russian Pensioners' Party. Later, 6 further minor...
, on 28 October 2006.
In 2007 a rival central council, which does not recognise the merger was established.