Civic Platform (Russia)

Civic Platform
Гражданская платформа
LeaderRifat Shaykhutdinov
FounderMikhail Prokhorov
Founded14 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-14)
Split fromRight Cause
HeadquartersBlagoveshchensky Lane 3/1, Moscow
Youth wingNovoye Vremya (Новое время)
Membership (2014)26,030
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[1]
Political positionCentre-right[2] to right-wing[3]
State Duma groupLiberal Democratic Party of Russia
Colors     
Blue-purple-red gradient
State Duma
1 / 450
Regional Parliaments
6 / 3,994
Party flag
Website
праваяпартия.рф
The leader of the party, Irina Prokhorova with Andrey Makarevich, 2014 Russian anti-war protests

Civic Platform (Russian: Гражда́нская Платфо́рма, romanized: Grazhdanskaya Platforma, IPA: [ɡrɐʐˈdanskəjə plɐtˈformə]) is a conservative[3] political party in Russia. The party was formed on 4 June 2012[4] by businessman and 2012 presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov.[5][6]

The party was formed with 500 members, the minimum number required by law for a party to be registered in Russia, with the party originally being founded as a rudimentary mechanism through which independent candidates could stand in elections.[7]

Prokhorov announced his decision to leave the party in 2015 and was subsequently replaced by Rifat Shaykhutdinov as party leader. Since then, the party has supported President Vladimir Putin.

Following the 2021 elections, the party currently has one representative in the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.

  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2016). "Russia". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Russia". Europe Elects.
  3. ^ a b https://iz.ru/news/585441 «Гражданская платформа» не видит конкурентов на правом фланге
  4. ^ Russian tycoon Prokhorov founds own party[permanent dead link], In The Sacramento Bee, by The Associated Press, 4 June 2012
  5. ^ Milionário russo anuncia criação de partido Plataforma Civil Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Russian billionaire created the Civic Platform Party, www.dn.pt
  6. ^ Prokhorov announces creation of his political party Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Gazeta.ru, 04/06/2012
  7. ^ Prokhorov founds Civil Platform party, 4 June 2012