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United Russia
Единая Россия |
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| English name | United Russia |
| Chairman | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Secretary-General | Andrey Turchak |
| Parliamentary Leader | Sergey Neverov |
| Founders |
Sergey Shoygu Yury Luzhkov Mintimer Shaimiev |
| Founded | 1 December 2001 |
| Merger of | Fatherland – All Russia Unity Our Home – Russia |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Youth wing | Young Guard of United Russia |
| Membership (2013) | 2,073,772 |
| Ideology |
Big tent Conservatism Statism Russian nationalism Putinism (externally described) National conservatism |
| National affiliation | All-Russia People's Front |
| Colours | White, Blue, Red (Russian national colors) |
| Seats in the Federation Council |
136 / 170
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| Seats in the State Duma |
338 / 450
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| Governors |
77 / 85
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| Seats in the Regional Parliaments |
3,091 / 3,980
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| Ministers |
20 / 31
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| Website | |
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United Russia (Russian: Еди́ная Росси́я, tr. Yedinaya Rossiya, IPA: [(j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə]) is the ruling political party of the Russian Federation. United Russia is the largest party in Russia and as of 2017[update] it holds 340 (or 75.56%) of the 450 seats in the State Duma.
The United Russia party formed in December 2001 through a merger of the Unity and the Fatherland – All Russia parties. As of 2017[update] the United Russia party supports the policies of the presidential administration. The party's association with President and former Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (a former leader of the party) has been the key to its success. There is also evidence that the electorate credits the party for improvements to the economy.
Although the United Russia party's popularity declined from its peak of 64.4% in the 2007 Duma elections to 49.32% in the 2011 elections, it remained the most popular party in the country, ahead of the second-placed Communist Party at 19.19%. In the 2016 elections it received 54.2%, while the second-place Communist Party received 13.3%.
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