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Civilian Power
Гражданская сила
LeaderKirill Bykanin
FounderAlexander Ryavkin
Founded20 September 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-20)[1]
25 February 2012; 12 years ago (2012-02-25) (re-foundation)
Dissolved15 November 2008 (2008-11-15)
Merged intoRight Cause (2008-2012)
Headquarters32th building, Studenyy Passage
Moscow, Russia. 127224
IdeologyGreen politics
Colours  Green
  Yellow
Seats in the State Duma
0 / 450
Seats in the Regional Parliaments
0 / 3,994
Website
gr-sila.ru

The Civilian Power or Citizens' Force (Russian: Гражданская сила, romanizedGrazhdanskaya sila, abbr. ГС, GS) is a green political party in the Russian Federation. The organization was called the Network Party for Support of the Small and Middle Business in 2002, then renamed Free Russia in 2004, and in February 2007 changed to Civilian Power.

Members of the political council include:

The Party's names

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  • Network Party for Support of the Small and Middle Business (RSP, 2002–2004)
  • Free Russia Party (PSR, 2004—2007)
  • Civilian Power (GS, 2007—2008)
  • All-Russian Public Organization "Civilian Forces" (OOO GS, 2008—2012)
  • Civilian Power (GS, 2012—)

History

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Logo of the Free Russia Party (2004-2007)

The "Free Russia" party was created in 2004, based on small and medium-sized Russian businesses. On October 8, 2006, the party overtook the 7% barrier on the legislative elections in Novgorod District. In November 2006, the 6th party conference was held. On February 27, 2007, Mikhail Barshchevsky, the chairman and plenipotentiary of the High Council of the Russian government, held a press conference. This was in aid of the party principles of Civilian Power. In the middle of April 2007, an organizational conference was held.

The chairman of the High Council is plenipotentiary of the Government of Russia in Constitutional, Supreme and Highest Arbitral Courts Mikhail Barshchevsky (a member since December 2006). The chairman of the Federal Political Council − The founder of the party, businessman Alexander Ryavkin from 2014 - 2015 year was the vice governor of the Oryol region.

The party won 1.05% of votes in the 2007 elections, not breaking the 7% barrier, and thus no seats in duma.

Civilian Power supported Dmitri Medvedev as their candidate in the presidential election in 2008.

It merged with Union of Right Forces and the Democratic Party of Russia to form the Right Cause on 16 November 2008.

Civilian Power was again registered as a political party on 7 June 2012.

The party advocates the legalization of prostitution in Russia.

In the elections of 2014, the party won one seat in the regional parliament Nenets Autonomous Okrug.[2]

Electoral results

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In 2017, the Party announced that the only candidate whom the party will support is current president Vladimir Putin. for the 2018 Russian presidential election.

Presidential elections

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Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2008 Endorsed Dmitry Medvedev 52,530,712
70.28%
Elected Green tickY
2012 Party was part of Right Cause and did not participate in the elections
2018 Endorsed Vladimir Putin 56,430,712
76.69%
Elected Green tickY

Legislative elections

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Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2007 Mikhail Barshchevsky 733,604
1.05%
New
0 / 450
New 7th Extra-parliamentary
2011 Valeriy Ivanovsky Party was part of Right Cause and did not participate in the elections
2016 Kirill Bykanin 73,971
0.14%
Increase 0.14
0 / 450
Steady 0 Increase 14th Extra-parliamentary

References

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  1. ^ http://www.netmarketing.ru/business/rosp/index.php Российская сетевая партия (РоСП)
  2. ^ ""Civil Force" and "Green" got the right to go into the Duma without signatures". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
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