Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"

The Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" (REP "The Greens"; Russian: Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные», romanized: Rossijskaja ekologičeskaja partija «Zelönýe») is a green political party in the Russian Federation. It was founded in 1992 as the Constructive-Ecological Movement of Russia "Kedr" (KEDR; Russian: Конструктивно-экологическое движение России «Кедр», romanized: Konstruktivno-ekologičeskoje dviženije Rossii «Kedr»). In 2002 the party was transformed into the Russian Ecological Party "The Greens". The party endorsed Vladimir Putin in the 2018 Russian presidential election.

Russian Ecological Party
"The Greens"
Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные»
AbbreviationREP "The Greens" (English)
РЭП «Зелёные» (Russian)
LeaderAndrey Nagibin
FoundersYevgeny Belyaev,
Viktor Danilov-Danilyan
Anatoly Panfilov
Founded7 September 1992 (1992-09-07) (KEDR)
19 June 2002 (2002-06-19) (The Greens)
11 February 2012 (2012-02-11) (re-foundation)
Registered6 June 2012 (2012-06-06)
Merged intoA Just Russia (2008-2012)
HeadquartersLuchnikov Lane 4/1, Moscow, Russia. 117630
Youth wingYoung Greens
Action wingGreen Patrol
Membership (2008)60,000
IdeologyGreen politics
Agrarianism
Political positionCentre[1]
Continental affiliationEurasian Association of Green Parties
Colours  Green
  Teal
Slogan"Мake Russia green together!"
(Russian: "Сделаем Россию зелёной вместе!")
State Duma
0 / 450
Seats in the Regional Parliaments
4 / 3,994
Website
partygreen.ru
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History
Former version of the logo

In the 2007 Russian regional elections "The Greens" gained 7.58% of the votes in the Samara Oblast, gaining deputies in the Samara Regional Duma.[2]

Before the 2007 parliamentary elections, the Russian Central Electoral Commission decided that the Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" would not be able to stand, due to an alleged large number of faked signatures (17%, more than the allowed 5%) in their supporters' lists.[3]

In 2008 the XV congress of the party decided to transform the party into the social movement Russian Ecological Movement "Greens" (Российское экологическое движение «Зеленые»). It advised all members and supporters of the party to join A Just Russia.[4]

In 2012 the members met and decided to register as a party and not as a social movement.[5] The decision was carried out successfully and the party registered itself.[6]

The party endorsed Putin in the 2018 Russian presidential election.[7]

Attempt of Corporate raid in 2021

On April 29, 2021, the official website of "The Greens" party published a statement of its chairman Panfilov A.[8] saying that a group of people headed by some A. Komarov on instructions of the state authorities conspired to seize the party with the aim of preventing it from participating in the 2021 Duma elections.

On May 12, 2021, the Central Council expelled from the party former deputy Minister of Resources of Krasnoyarsk Krai Shakhmatov S. for participation in raider seizure of the party.[9]

A group of people involved in the takeover of the party sent out a press release to mass media saying that on May 15 in "President-hotel" an illegitimate congress of the party took place;[10] there it was decided to overthrow the former leadership and to change the charter which made it impossible for the party to participate in elections to the State Duma on September 19, 2021, because the charter has to be presented not later than one year before the elections.[11]

The "legitimate" congress of the party was set to take place on May 21–22, 2021, at the Cosmos Hotel.[12]

Electoral results

Presidential elections
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 A Just Russia and did not participate in the elections
2018 Endorsed Vladimir Putin 56,430,712
76.69%
 Elected Green tickY

Legislative elections
Election Party leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
1993 Anatoly Panfilov 406,789
0.76%
 New
1 / 450
 New 12th Opposition
1995 962,195
1.39%
 Increase 0.63
0 / 450
 Decrease 1 Decrease 25th Extra-parliamentary
1999 Only constituencies
0 / 450
 Steady 0 Decrease 28th Extra-parliamentary
2003 253,985
0.41%
 Decrease 0.98
0 / 450
 Steady 0 Increase 14th Extra-parliamentary
2007 Party was part of A Just Russia and did not participate in the elections Extra-parliamentary
2011 Extra-parliamentary
2016 Oleg Mitvol 399,429
0.77%
 Increase 0.77
0 / 450
 Steady 0 Increase 10th Extra-parliamentary
2021 Andrey Nagibin 512,420
0.91%
 Increase 0.14
0 / 450
 Steady 0 Increase 9th Extra-parliamentary

See also

References
  1. "Russia". Europe Elects.
  2. "Results of the 2007 regional elections, Page 21-22" (PDF). russlandanalysen.de (in German). 2007-03-16. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  3. "Russian Greens are not permitted to the elections". NZZ Online (in German). 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  4. "Российская экологическая партия "Зеленые"". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. "Greens party will appear again in Russia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19.
  6. "Минюст России". minjust.ru.
  7. "Партия "Зелёные" завила, что поддержит Путина на выборах президента". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  8. "Заявление Председателя Партии "Зелёные" о попытках рейдерского захвата партии".
  9. "Партия "Зелёные" исключили Сергея Шахматова за попытку устроить раскол в рядах".
  10. "Партия "Зеленые" выбрала нового председателя".
  11. "Партия "Зелёные" исключили Сергея Шахматова за попытку устроить раскол в рядах".
  12. "Съезд Российской экологической партии "Зелёные"".
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