The Russian ecological party 'Zelenye' (Greens) held a congress in…
The Russian ecological party 'Zelenye' (Greens) held a congress in Moscow to approve their list of candidates for the State Duma, along with their pre-election program. The party has secured representation in two regional legislative bodies, allowing them to run without collecting signatures.
Consensus
- The Russian ecological party 'Zelenye' held a congress in Moscow.
- The party approved a list of candidates for the State Duma.
- A federal list includes 263 candidates and 135 single-mandate district candidates.
- Marina Shishkina headed the federal list, joined by five leaders including Alexandra Kudzagova, Ruslan Khvostov, Andrei Nagibin, and Sergei Shahmatov.
- The party has representation in two regional legislative bodies (Kabardino-Balkaria and Krasnoyarsk Krai).
- This allows the party to run for the State Duma without collecting signatures.
Points of divergence
- The party's pre-election program is called 'Seven Steps' and includes seven main areas: environmental monitoring, energy pricing regulation, affordable housing, fair taxation, quality healthcare, agricultural support, and food safety control. — vedomosti
- The party conducted a series of regional meetings called 'Green Dialogue' and received strong support for its ecological and social values. — vedomosti
- A youth project was presented—a TV series created by singer-bloggers with over 24 million viewers, depicting heroines as planetary rescuers. — vedomosti
- The party's leadership emphasized social justice as the main public demand: accessible education, healthcare, transportation, roads, clean water and air for all citizens. — vedomosti
- The party previously participated in State Duma elections five times, achieving its best result of 1.39% in 1995. — kommersant
- In the most recent election, their result was 0.91%, and they only entered parliament once before—in 1993 via a single-mandate district. — kommersant
- The party 'Zelenaya alternativa' joined 'Zelenye' in April, losing the right to run without signatures. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- The 'Eco' Party Approved a List of Candidates for the State Duma — Ведомости
- Greens approve list of candidates and pre-election program — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Green
- Moscow
- State Duma
- State Duma
- Legislative Assembly
- Marina Shishkina
- Russian Ecological Party
- Alexandra Kudzago
- Ruslan Khostov
- Green Party