Russian Democratic Reform Movement
Political party in Russia
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The Russian Democratic Reform Movement (Russian: Российское движение демократических реформ, romanized: Rossiyskoye dvizheniye demokraticheskikh reform, RDDR) was a political party in Russia.
AbbreviationRDRM (English)
RDDR (Russian)
RDDR (Russian)
Founded1991
Russian Democratic Reform Movement Российское движение демократических реформ | |
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| Abbreviation | RDRM (English) RDDR (Russian) |
| Leader | Gavriil Popov Anatoly Sobchak |
| Founders | Alexander Yakovlev Eduard Shevardnadze Gavriil Popov Arkady Volsky Anatoly Sobchak |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Newspaper | Vestnik RDDR |
| Ideology | Liberal democracy Federalism Pro-CIS |
| Political position | Center |
| Slogan | "Choose those you trust" (Russian: "Выбирайте тех, кому доверяете")[1] |
History
The party was established in 1991 by Alexander Yakovlev, Arkady Volsky, Anatoly Sobchak, Eduard Shevardnadze and Gavriil Kharitonovich Popov. In the 1993 parliamentary elections it received 4% of the proportional representation vote,[2] failing to cross the electoral threshold. However, it won eight constituency seats in the State Duma.[3]
It did not contest any further elections.[4]
Electoral history
Federal parliamentary elections
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Coalition | Government |
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| 1993 | Anatoly Sobchak | 2,191,505 | 4.08 | 4 / 450 |
9th | – | Opposition | |
| 1995 | Gavriil Popov | 88,642 | 0.13 | 0 / 450 |
 4 |
34th |
Social Democrats (RDDR–SDS–MSDR) |
Extra-parliamentary |
