Progress Party (Russia)
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Progress Party
Партия Прогресса |
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| Leader | Alexei Navalny |
| Founded | 15 December 2012 |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology |
Civic nationalism E-democracy Anti-corruption |
| Political position | Centre |
| European affiliation | None |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Turquoise, White |
| Seats in the State Duma |
0 / 450
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| Seats in the Regional Parliaments |
0 / 3,787
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The Progress Party (Russian: Па́ртия Прогрéсса; Partiya Progressa) formerly the People’s Alliance (Russian: Наро́дный Алья́нс; Narodnyiy Alyans) is a political party in Russia led by the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, Alexei Navalny. It is opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party.
The party's platform stands for the decentralization of power in Russia, cutting the number of government officials, lustration for those responsible for political repressions, reducing the president’s powers, possibly switching to a parliamentary republic and ensuring the independence of the judiciary. It also stipulates "drastically reducing" government interference in the economy, ending censorship, prohibiting the government from owning media outlets and abolishing conscription.
The foreign policy plank calls for introducing visas with Central Asia, stopping support for "rogue states" and partnering up with Western countries.
The People’s Alliance party was founded on 15 December 2012 at the party’s founding congress. Initially, Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny declined to join the political party which was formed mostly by his followers.
People’s Alliance is my party, but I don’t think that right now People’s Alliance needs another member who spends his time torn between the Investigative Committee and some court hearing involving Rosneft. Yet it is my party; it represents my interests.
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