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For Truth

For Truth 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.

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For Truth
За правду
LeaderZakhar Prilepin
Founded1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
Dissolved22 February 2021 (2021-02-22)1
Merged intoA Just Russia — For Truth2
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
IdeologyRussian nationalism3
National conservatism
Left-conservatism4
Political positionSyncretic
Fiscal: Centre-left to left-wing3
Social: Right-wing5
National affiliationAll-Russia People's Front6
Colours  Purple
  Green
  Red
Website
zapravdu.org

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.

History

The 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.7

The party has called for Russia's annexation of eastern Ukrainian territories as well as the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.8

On 30 November 2019, Prilepin confirmed a plan to transform the movement into a political party to participate in the elections.9

On 1 February 2020, the founding congress of the party was held. At the congress, Zakhar Prilepin was elected party leader.10

On 19 May 2020, the Ministry of Justice added party to the list of parties that can participate in the elections.11

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.1213

Logo of the For Truth movement after unification with A Just Russia source ↗

Notable members

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References

  1. Справедливая Россия, «Патриоты России» и ЗА ПРАВДУ объединились
  2. "Подписание манифеста об объединении партий СПРАВЕДЛИВАЯ РОССИЯ, ЗА ПРАВДУ и "ПАТРИОТЫ РОССИИ"".
  3. Казаков: «За Правду» — партия левая и консервативная
  4. "Zakhar Prilepin launches "left-wing conservative" party in Russia". Courrier International. February 4, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  5. Танчики, зеленые и Прилепин
  6. "Захар Прилепин Член центрального штаба ОНФ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. Захар Прилепин создаст общественное движение «За Правду» // ТАСС, 28 октября 2019
  8. "Russia to Field 3 New Parties in 2021 State Duma Race". Moscow Times. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. Жукова, Анна (2019-11-30). "Писатель Захар Прилепин собрался в Госдуму". Известия (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  10. ""За правду": партия Прилепина идёт на выборы". www.gazeta.ru (in Russian). Газета.Ru. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  11. "Партия Прилепина получила право участвовать в выборах" (in Russian). www.kommersant.ru. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  12. Экзитпол показал появление новых партий в парламентах регионов
  13. "Партии средней дальности". Коммерсантъ. 2020-08-13.
  14. "Стивен Сигал возглавит федеральный экологический проект партии ЗА ПРАВДУ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
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