Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
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| Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Либерально-Демократическая Партия России |
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| Leader | Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Ideology | Russian nationalism Right-wing populism[1][2] Neo-imperialism[3] |
| Political position | Far-right |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Colours | Blue, Gold |
| Seats in the State Duma |
56 / 450
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| Seats in the Regional Parliaments |
212 / 3,787
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| Website | |
| http://www.ldpr.ru | |
| Political parties |
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The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (Russian: Либерально-Демократическая Партия России (ЛДПР), Liberal'no-Demokraticheskaya Partiya Rossii (LDPR)) is a far-right populist political party in Russia. It was founded in 1992 and since it's establishment has been led by the controversial figure Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
References [change]
- ↑ Hans-Georg Betz (1994). Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 25. ISBN 9780312083908. http://books.google.nl/books?id=LwTTwbtNyxUC&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23.
- ↑ "‘Zhirinovsky, or it’ll be worse’ – flamboyant populist makes campaign pledges". RT (TV-Novosti). 16 January 2012. https://rt.com/politics/zhirinovsky-politician-voices-promises-889/.
- ↑ Sebastian Smith (2006). Allah's Mountains:The Battle For Chechnya. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. p. 114. ISBN 9781850439790.
