For Truth (Russian: За правду; Za pravdu) was a national-conservative political party in Russia. It was established in February 2020 by writer Zakhar Prilepin. On January 28, 2021, the party united with the Patriots of Russia party and A Just Russia.
For Truth За правду | |
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| Leader | Zakhar Prilepin |
| Founded | 1 February 2020 |
| Dissolved | 22 February 2021[1] |
| Merged into | A Just Russia — For Truth[2] |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology | National conservatism Social conservatism Russian nationalism[3] Anti-liberalism National patriotism |
| Political position | Economic: Centre-left to left-wing[3] Cultural: Right-wing[4] |
| National affiliation | All-Russia People's Front[5] |
| Colours | Purple Green Red |
| Website | |
| zapravdu.org | |
History
editThe creation of the movement "For truth" was announced on 29 October 2019 at a press conference by Zakhar Prilepin, Alexander Kazakov, Vadim Samoilov, Eduard Boyakov and Vladislav Bevza.[6]
The party has called for Russia's annexation of eastern Ukrainian territories as well as the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.[7]
On 30 November 2019, Prilepin confirmed a plan to transform the movement into a political party to participate in the elections.[8]
On 1 February 2020, the founding congress of the party was held. At the congress, Zakhar Prilepin was elected party leader.[9]
On 19 May 2020, the Ministry of Justice added party to the list of parties that can participate in the elections.[10]
The party participated in the 2020 regional elections in five regions. In the Ryazan region, the party received 7% of the vote, winning 2 seats in the regional parliament, and gaining free access to federal parliamentary elections. In other regions, the party received less than 5% of the votes without passing the electoral barrier.[11][12]
Notable members
edit- Zakhar Prilepin, writer;
- Alexander Babakov, Senator from Tambov Oblast;
- Steven Seagal,[13] actor;
- Nikolai Starikov, writer.
References
edit- ^ Справедливая Россия, «Патриоты России» и ЗА ПРАВДУ объединились
- ^ "Подписание манифеста об объединении партий СПРАВЕДЛИВАЯ РОССИЯ, ЗА ПРАВДУ и "ПАТРИОТЫ РОССИИ"".
- ^ a b Казаков: «За Правду» — партия левая и консервативная
- ^ Танчики, зеленые и Прилепин
- ^ "Захар Прилепин Член центрального штаба ОНФ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ Захар Прилепин создаст общественное движение «За Правду» // ТАСС, 28 октября 2019
- ^ "Russia to Field 3 New Parties in 2021 State Duma Race". Moscow Times. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Жукова, Анна (2019-11-30). "Писатель Захар Прилепин собрался в Госдуму". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
- ^ ""За правду": партия Прилепина идёт на выборы". www.gazeta.ru (in Russian). Газета.Ru. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Партия Прилепина получила право участвовать в выборах" (in Russian). www.kommersant.ru. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ Экзитпол показал появление новых партий в парламентах регионов
- ^ "Партии средней дальности". Коммерсантъ. 2020-08-13.
- ^ Стивен Сигал возглавит федеральный экологический проект партии ЗА ПРАВДУ