Party of Growth
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Party of Growth
Партия Роста |
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| Leader | Boris Titov |
| Founded | 18 February 2009 |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Blue |
| Seats in the State Duma |
0 / 450
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| Seats in the Regional Parliaments |
2 / 3,787
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| Website | |
| partrost.ru | |
Party of Growth (Russian: Партия Роста; Partiya Rosta (pronounced [ˈpartʲɪjə ˈrostə]), (until March 2016, "Just Cause" Pravoye Delo pronounced [ˈpravəjə ˈdʲɛlə]) is a political party in Russia with representatives in several local legislatures. Founded on 18 February 2009 as a merger of the Union of Rightist Forces (partly, other members joined to Solidarnost), Civilian Power and the Democratic Party of Russia, the party's main policy stances are liberal free market economy, democracy and protecting the rights of the middle class. Although widely regarded as a pro-Kremlin party, it has already found itself in opposition to the presidential administration on several occasions.
Right Cause was founded in November 2008 as a merger of three parties: Union of Rightist Forces (SPS), Civilian Power and Democratic Party of Russia. SPS and Civilian Power were both regarded as liberal parties, supporting free market reforms, protection of private property and a decentralized federal government. The Democratic Party also supported liberal values, but its programme was more conservative and nationalistic.
By 2008, the three parties were all in a state of decline. While SPS had achieved 8.7% of votes in the 1999 Duma election, in the 2007 election it only received 0.96%. Support for the Democratic Party (0.13%) and Civilian Power (1.05%) in the 2007 election was also low. SPS — highly critical of Vladimir Putin and United Russia in its 2007 election campaign — was losing voters because Putin had adopted many of the market reforms championed by SPS, and also because companies started to withdraw their financial support from the party. With falling support and votes being lost to United Russia, the three parties, among others, considered mergers in order to survive. The decision to initiate the merger was made in October 2008, and in November the unification was completed. The new party, called Right Cause, was officially registered on 18 February 2009. The party's creation was supported by the presidential administration of Dmitry Medvedev.
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