Right Cause (political party in Russia)

The party Right Cause (Russian Правое Дело / Prawoje Delo, translated as The Right Thing ) is a caused by a triple merger in November 2008, newly formed liberal party in Russia. Due to the mode of origin has the Right Cause from the founding of a number of deputies in numerous regional parliaments of Russia, but not in the Russian Duma. Its chairman is since September 15, 2011 Andrei Dunajew.

Theme of the party is Swoboda, sobstwennost, porjadok ( " liberty, property, order" ).

Substantive Profile

The orientation of the party within the general liberal spectrum should arise in the course of the work. The liberal profile of the three parties of origin was different. Thus, the Democratic Party of Russia has referred to her tradition of the left-liberal civil rights movement in Russia late 80s and early 90s, the Union of Right Forces was considered economically liberal, the third party origin citizens force as pro-government liberals.

Observers of Russian politics, the party is seen differently: from the one as an opportunity to liberal- democratic ideas united in Russian society to bring out from others like the government critic Garry Kasparov as not to be taken seriously " puppet liberals " of Vladimir Putin ..

Internal structure

The supreme body of the right thing is the 33 -member board with three co- chairmen at the top. These come from the three parties that make up the rights arose thing. In addition to the Board, there is a Supreme Council as another organ. Local subdivisions are currently being established, so in March 2009, the Moscow party organization.

History of the Party

The Right Thing is supported by the government merger of three liberal parties in Russia: the Democratic Party, the civil power and the SPS (Union of Right Forces ). It took place in November 2008 in Moscow. Previously, efforts were made to unite the rival and unsuccessful parties in the liberal spectrum Russia, especially on the part of DPR. Thus, the persistent failure of the fragmented liberal spectrum should be terminated at the Duma elections. Although among the three parties to the largest liberal associations of Russia, had none of them deputies in the national parliament. On 15 September 2011 Mikhail Prokhorov resigned as chairman, because the party is a " puppet of the Kremlin project " would be his view.

On August 15, 2012, the famous Russian actor Ivan Ochlobystin was commissioned to write the new party program for the Right Cause. It is titled "Russia for the people."

Prominent members

• Andrei Dunajew (Chairman)
• Anatoly Chubais ( known business oligarch, a former Minister of Finance)
• Leonid Gosman ( Co - Chairman, Former Chairman of the Union of Right Forces )
• Boris Titov ( Co - Chairman)
• Georgi bowt ( Co - Chairman)
• Mikhail Prokhorov ( former Chairman, 15 September 2011 resigned from the party )

The 30 - member board ( Soviet political ) belong to, inter alia, Valeri Achadow, Vladislav Korolev, Boris Nadezhdin, Andrei Nechayev, Alexandra and Grigori Perechwatowa Tomtschin.