Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Либерально-демократическая партия России | |
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| Founder | Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
| Founded | 18 April 1992 |
| Membership (2019) | 295,018 |
| Political orientation | Ultranationalism Monarchism Neo-fascism |
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) is a far-right monarchist[1] party in the Russian Federation. It is the oldest active party in Russia.[2] It controls five seats in the Federation Council and 21 seats in the State Duma and received 7.55% of the vote in the 2021 legislative election.[3]
History
Vladimir Zhirinovsky founded the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union 31 March 1990. Vladimir Bogachev attempted to expel Zhirinovsky from the party on 6 October but was himself expelled two leeks later. Zhirinovsky won third place in the 1991 presidential election.[2]
References
- ↑ "Жириновский заявил о намерении ЛДПР стать монархической фракцией Госдумы" (2018-07-17). Ria News. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lark O'Dell (2022-08-24). "Harnessing Russia’s Reactionaries" Liminal States. Archived from the original on 2022-08-24. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ↑ "Total voter turnout at Russia’s 2021 legislative elections reaches over 51% — CEC" (2021-09-24). Tass. Archived from the original on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-03-20.