Patriots of Russia
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Patriots of Russia
Патриоты России |
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| Leader | Gennady Semigin |
| Founded | April 2005 |
| Split from | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology |
Democratic socialism Left-wing nationalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | All-Russia People's Front |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Red, Yellow |
| Seats in the State Duma |
0 / 450
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| Seats in the Regional Parliaments |
33 / 3,980
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| Website | |
| http://www.patriot-rus.ru | |
Patriots of Russia (Russian: Патриоты России, Patrioty Rossii) is a left-wing nationalist and socialist political party in Russia. It was established in April 2005 by Gennady Semigin, who was expelled from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation after he failed in a power struggle with Gennady Zuganov.
In 2006 Gennadiy Semigin and his new party “Patriots of Russia” joined the Rodina faction in the Duma. Following Rodina's merger with the Russian Party of Life and the Russian Pensioners' Party under the leadership of Sergey Mironov in October 2006 to form the Just Russia party, “Patriots of Russia” declared its intention to run as a separate party in the 2007 elections.
In 2008, the Party of Russia's Rebirth and Party of Peace and Unity, Teamed up with the party of Patriots of Russia
The official ideology's of the party are democratic socialism and collectivism. The party has many of the same policy positions as the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
On foreign policy issues, it opposes the influence of NATO and the United States.
Until 2011, the party had fractions in regional parliaments: the Kaliningrad region, Yaroslavl region, Republic of Dagestan, in the city of Kemerovo. 19 deputies in the regions of the referred from other parties.
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