Civic Union (Russia)

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The Civic Union (Russian: Гражданский союз, Grajdanskii soyuz, GS) was a political alliance in Russia.

History

The alliance was established on 21 June 1992 by several organisations, including the Democratic Party, the Russian Union "Renewal", the People's Party "Free Russia" and Change – New Policy. It was registered with the Ministry of Justice on 9 February 1993, and was later joined by the Russian Social Democratic Centre, the Socialist Workers Party and the Labour Party. However, internal divisions led to the alliance collapsing in the autumn.

In the buildup to the December 1993 parliamentary elections, a new Civic Union was established, including the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Party of All-Russian Union, the Russian Social-Democratic Centre, the Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Russia, the Union of Forest Industry Workers, the Union of Construction Workers and Building Materials Industry and the Veterans for the World movement. It received 1.9% of the proportional representation vote,^[1] failing to cross the electoral threshold. However, it won eighteen constituency seats in the State Duma.^[2]

It did not contest any further elections.^[3]

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1650 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Elections held in 1993 IPU
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1645

Registered political parties in Russia

Represented in State Duma	United Russia (343) Communist Party of the Russian Federation (42) Liberal Democratic (39) A Just Russia (23) Rodina (1) Civic Platform (1)

Only in regional parliaments	Patriots of Russia Communist Party of Social Justice Communists of Russia Alliance of Greens and Social Democrats Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice Yabloko Party of Growth People's Freedom Party

Other registered (in the Justice Ministry's order)	Democratic Party of Russia People's Party for the Women of Russia Union Towns People People's Party of Russia Social Democratic Party of Russia Cities of Russia Young Russia New Russia Party of Free Citizens Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" Agrarian Party of Russia Russian All-People's Union Party for Justice Civilian Power Clever Russia Monarchist Party Home Country Party of Peace and Unity Democratic Choice Will Against All Russian United Labour Front Party Action Civil Position Party of Russia's Rebirth

Official list of parties registered by the Ministry of Justice Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Russia Russian political movements and non-registered parties

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