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New Russia Party Партия Новороссия | |
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Leader | Pavel Gubarev Ekaterina Gubareva[1] |
Founded | 14 May 2014 |
Headquarters | Donetsk |
Ideology | Russian nationalism Direct democracy Eurasianism [2] |
Colors | Red, White and Blue |
Party flag | |
The New Russia Party (Russian: Партия Новороссия, romanized: Partiya Novorossiya), or Novorossiya Party, is a political party operating in Ukraine, and in particular regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia.[3][4][5][6] The organization was founded by pro-Russian separatists, under the leadership of Pavel Gubarev, on 14 May 2014.[7][8] The party is formally known as the Social-Political Movement "New Russia Party" (Russian: Общественно-политическое движение «Партия Новороссия»).[9] It is not registered with the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
The party was banned from participating in the 2014 Donbas general elections because they "were not able to hold a founding conference".[10] Members of the party took part in the election on the election lists of Free Donbas.[10]
Oleg Tsaryov, the self-proclaimed head of the breakaway republic of Novorossiya (New Russia), told the BBC's Steve Rosenberg that he "knew the mood of the insurgents" and that they were "not going to surrender".
Novorossia, the break-away state established by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine, is in search of a national anthem… Entries are still open for the official anthem, which will be chosen by a vote of the parliament of "Novorossia" – an entity made up of the self-declared Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics…
…Novorossiya, a historical area along the southern coast of Ukraine conquered by the Russian empire, which rebels say they are trying to resurrect as an independent government…