Liberal Democratic Party of Russia facts for kids
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Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Либерально-демократическая партия России
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Abbreviation | LDPR (English) ЛДПР (Russian) |
Leader | Leonid Slutsky |
First Deputy Head of the Central Office | Alexei Didenko |
Parliamentary Leader | Leonid Slutsky |
Founder | Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
Founded | 18 April 1992 |
Preceded by | Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSU) |
Headquarters | 1st Basmanny Lane, 3 building 1, Moscow |
Newspaper | For the Russian People |
Youth wing | Youth Organization of LDPR |
Membership (2019) | 295,018 |
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Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
Colours | Gold and blue (official) Light blue (customary) |
Slogan | Freedom, Patriotism, Law (Russian: «Свобода, патриотизм, закон») |
Seats in the Federation Council |
5 / 170
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Seats in the State Duma |
20 / 450
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Governors |
2 / 85
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Seats in the Regional Parliaments |
236 / 3,928
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Ministers |
0 / 31
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Party flag | |
LDPR — Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (Russian: ЛДПР — Либерально-демократическая партия России, romanized: LDPR — Liberal'no-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii) is a right-wing populist and ultranationalist political party in Russia. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSU) in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The party was led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky since its inception until his death in April 2022. Opposing both communism and neoliberal capitalism of the 1990s, and advocating for monarchism albeit in a constitutional form, the party scored a major success in the 1993 Duma elections with almost 23% of the vote, giving it 64 seats of the 450 seats in the State Duma. In the 2021 elections, the party received 7.55% of the vote, giving it 21 seats.
Despite the party's name, it is frequently described as "neither liberal nor democratic nor a party". The LDPR was centred around Zhirinovsky, and is often described as populist, nationalist, or ultranationalist. It has been described as adhering to statism and authoritarianism, and has also been described as fascist, though this label has been disputed. The party, as part of the "systemic opposition", is considered to be traditionally loyal to the Kremlin.
Images for kids
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Party members and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin at the funeral service of Zhirinovsky
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Founder and first party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky
See also
In Spanish: Partido Liberal-Demócrata de Rusia para niños