On December 4, 2011, all Russian parties registered at that time took part in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. In total there were 7 pieces. So what kind of political forces participated in the December 4 elections?
A review of the parties must begin in the order in which they were entered on the ballot. The number one was the Social Democratic Party Just Russia. This political force is center-left. Supports the ideology of advanced socialism. In the 2011 elections, Fair Russia received 64 parliamentary mandates. Party leaders are Nikolai Levichev and Sergey Mironov. Until 2011, Fair Russia supported the government’s policy and was an ally of United Russia, but subsequently went into opposition. In 2008, the Greens environmental movement joined the party. The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia won 56 seats in the State Duma. Its permanent leader is Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Legally, the idea of the party is tied to liberal democracy, but in fact the brainchild of Zhirinovsky adheres to the national liberal, pan-Slavic and anti-communist ideology. This political force appeared in the Soviet Union, and the Liberal Democratic Party is a direct descendant of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union. The relatively young party Patriots of Russia failed to overcome the 7 percent barrier. The 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 CPSU. The party leader is Gennady Zyuganov. In the Duma of the 6th convocation received 92 seats. The ideology of the party: patriotism, socialism, Marxism-Leninism. The social-liberal party Yabloko could not enter the Duma. Currently, its leader is Sergey Mitrokhin. The founder of Yabloko, Grigory Yavlinsky, currently leads the faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. The party adheres to the ideology of social liberalism and social democracy. The pro-government party "United Russia" entered the State Duma of the 6th convocation under the leadership of President Medvedev. Having gained the highest percentage among other parties, United Russia won 238 seats. However, the president refused his Duma mandate. The ideology of the party is social and Russian conservatism. The leader of United Russia is Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The right-wing party Right Cause, led by Andrei Dunaev, did not get into the State Duma of the 6th convocation. This political force adheres to the ideals of liberalism, neoliberalism and liberal conservatism.
