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| The '''Russian Pensioners' Party''' (Российская партия пенсионеров, ''Rossiyskaya Partiya Pensionerov'') is a ] in ]. | The '''Russian Pensioners' Party''' (Российская партия пенсионеров, ''Rossiyskaya Partiya Pensionerov'') is a ] in ]. | ||
| The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners (Общественно- |
The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners (Общественно-Политичекая) in 1997. On November 29, 1997 ] was elected as the first chairman. | ||
| On May 29, 1998 the party was registed with the ]. | On May 29, 1998 the party was registed with the ]. | ||
| In the December 1999 ] elections the party won 1.95% of the vote. | In the December 1999 ] elections the party won 1.95% of the vote. | ||
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| On December 1, 2001 the party was given its present name. On May 15, 2002 RPP was registered with the Ministry of Justice. | On December 1, 2001 the party was given its present name. On May 15, 2002 RPP was registered with the Ministry of Justice. | ||
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At the ] ], 7 December 2003, the alliance of the Russian Pensioners' Party and the ] won 3.1 % of the popular vote and no seats. | ||
| On January 31, 2004, in an extraordinary congress of the party, chairman Sergei Atroshenko was dismissed from his post for their poor performance. | On January 31, 2004, in an extraordinary congress of the party, chairman Sergei Atroshenko was dismissed from his post for their poor performance. | ||
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| On March 27, 2005 ] was elected chairman. Gartung was the eleceted state deputy of ]. | On March 27, 2005 ] was elected chairman. Gartung was the eleceted state deputy of ]. | ||
| According to the party there are at present |
According to the party there are at present some 60 regional offices. | ||
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Between 2004 and 2005 RPP has been able to hold candidates in the elections of the parliaments of 12 regions. Their highest result was 20.7% in elections for ]'s Duma on May 22, 2005. | ||
| On October 9, 2005 RPP won elections in ], receiving 19.8% of the vote, compared to United Russia's 17.85%. | On October 9, 2005 RPP won elections in ], receiving 19.8% of the vote, compared to United Russia's 17.85%. | ||
| On December 17, 2005 an extraordinary congress was held to elect new members. ] was elected chairman. | |||
| However Seigei Atroshenko did not recognise the congress, asserting that he had been robbed of his post, and he filed a lawsuit agait the party in court. On September 26, 2005 the court declared the registration of Gartung cancelled. Consequently the leadership has been split. This caused the party to be unable to participate in five regional elections at the time. On November 24 the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow upheld the decision. On December 17, 2005 an extraordinary congress was held to elect new members. | |||
| The Russian Pensioners' Party merged with the ] and ] into a new party, ], on 28 October 2006. | The Russian Pensioners' Party merged with the ] and ] into a new party, ], on 28 October 2006. | ||
| After the merger the supporters of the Pensioners’ Party were established the public organization Pensioners for Justice. '''Igor L. Zotov''' became a leader of the Pensioners for Justice’s central council. | |||
| In 2007 a rival central council, which does not recognise the merger, was established. | |||
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The Russian Pensioners' Party (Российская партия пенсионеров, Rossiyskaya Partiya Pensionerov) is a political party in Russia.
The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners (Общественно-Политичекая) in 1997. On November 29, 1997 Sergei Atroshenko was elected as the first chairman. On May 29, 1998 the party was registed with the Ministry of Justice. In the December 1999 State Duma elections the party won 1.95% of the vote.
On December 1, 2001 the party was given its present name. On May 15, 2002 RPP was registered with the Ministry of Justice.
At the legislative elections, 7 December 2003, the alliance of the Russian Pensioners' Party and the Russian Social Justice Party won 3.1 % of the popular vote and no seats.
On January 31, 2004, in an extraordinary congress of the party, chairman Sergei Atroshenko was dismissed from his post for their poor performance.
On March 27, 2005 Valery Gartung was elected chairman. Gartung was the eleceted state deputy of Chelyabinsk.
According to the party there are at present some 60 regional offices.
Between 2004 and 2005 RPP has been able to hold candidates in the elections of the parliaments of 12 regions. Their highest result was 20.7% in elections for Magadan's Duma on May 22, 2005.
On October 9, 2005 RPP won elections in Tomsk, receiving 19.8% of the vote, compared to United Russia's 17.85%.
On December 17, 2005 an extraordinary congress was held to elect new members. Igor L. Zotov was elected chairman.
The Russian Pensioners' Party merged with the Russian Party of Life and Rodina into a new party, Fair Russia, on 28 October 2006. After the merger the supporters of the Pensioners’ Party were established the public organization Pensioners for Justice. Igor L. Zotov became a leader of the Pensioners for Justice’s central council.
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