On December 4, 2011, all the Russian parties registered at that time took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. There were 7 of them in total. So which political forces took part in the December 4 elections?
The review of the parties should begin in the order in which they were entered on the ballot. Number one was the Social Democratic Party "Fair Russia". This political force is center-left. Supports the ideology of improved socialism. In the 2011 elections, A Just Russia received 64 deputy mandates. Party leaders are Nikolai Levichev and Sergei Mironov. Until 2011, A Just Russia supported the government's course and was an ally of United Russia, but later went into opposition. In 2008, the environmental movement Greens joined the party. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia won 56 seats in the State Duma in the elections. Its permanent leader is Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Legally, the idea of the party is tied to liberal democracy, but in fact, Zhirinovsky's brainchild adheres to a national liberal, pan-Slavist and anti-communist ideology. This political force appeared in the Soviet Union, and the LDPR is a direct descendant of the LDPSS. The relatively young Patriots of Russia party was unable to overcome the 7 percent barrier. A moderately left-wing political party is a supporter of patriotism and social democracy. The leader is Gennady Semigin. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is the successor to one of the oldest domestic political forces of our time - the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The party leader is Gennady Zyuganov. She won 92 seats in the Duma of the 6th convocation. Party ideology: patriotism, socialism, Marxism-Leninism. The social-liberal Yabloko party could not get into the Duma. At the moment, its leader is Sergei Mitrokhin. The founder of Yabloko, Grigory Yavlinsky, currently heads the faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. The party adheres to the ideology of social liberalism and social democracy. The pro-government United Russia party entered the State Duma of the 6th convocation under the leadership of President Medvedev. With the highest percentage of any other party, United Russia won 238 seats. However, the president refused his Duma mandate. The party's ideology is social and Russian conservatism. The leader of "United Russia" is Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The center-right party "Right Cause", led by Andrey Dunaev, did not make it to the State Duma of the 6th convocation. This political force adheres to the ideals of liberalism, neoliberalism and liberal conservatism.
