All-Russian_People's_Front

All-Russia People's Front

All-Russia People's Front

Popular front in Russia


The All-Russia People's Front[lower-alpha 1] (ONF; Russian: Общероссийский народный фронт, romanized: Obshcherossiyskiy narodnyy front), since 2023 styled as People's Front (Russian: Народный фронт, romanized: Narodnyy front), is a political coalition in Russia started in 2011 by then-Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin to provide the United Russia political party with "new ideas, new suggestions and new faces". The ONF aims to forge formal alliances between United Russia (the ruling party from 2001 onwards) and numerous Russian non-governmental organizations. On 12 June 2013 the ONF founding conference elected Putin (President of Russia from 2012) as the Front's leader.[12][failed verification][13]

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History

Poster of the front in a Marshrutka

At the meeting of United Russia on 6 May 2011, Putin called for the creation of a "broad popular front [of] like-minded political forces" to participate in the Duma election. He included United Russia and other political parties, business associations, trade unions and youth', women's and veterans' organizations.[citation needed]

A website was set up involving headquarters, regional branches and leadership. The Front urged individuals and groups that care about the "fate" and "victory" of Russia and want "access to participation in power" to fill out an application on the website.[citation needed]

In April 2011 at a meeting with the Coordinating Council of the People's Front, Putin said the activities of the front would continue after the election season. At the same meeting, Putin also said that Russia should ensure that the parliament remained a leading political force.[citation needed] By May 2011, hundreds of businesses had enlisted their workforces in the organization, including around 40,000 from the Siberian Business Union.[14]

On 12 June 2013, the movement convened its inaugural congress, electing Putin as its leader.[12] The congress also elected the front's Central Staff: film director Stanislav Govorukhin, Delovaya Rossiya, co-chairman Alexander Galushka and State Duma member Olga Timofeeva.[12]

According to the Charter, the Front's goal is "promotion of unity and civil solidarity in the name of Russia's historical success"; the country's development as a free, strong and sovereign state with a robust economy; fast economic growth; and reliance on the family. On the list of the ONF founders were 480 people, including trade union activists, workers, scientists, culture workers, athletes, businessmen, farm and medical workers and politicians.[15]

On 4 December 2013, the conference of the Front was held. The conference, which ran until 6 December, discussed the process of implementing reforms in healthcare, economy, community services, education and culture. The meeting held numerous round tables on the president's so-called "May decrees" and tackled internal agenda items.[16]

In January 2014, the Front registered its first regional office in the city of Lipetsk, located about 440 kilometers south of Moscow, with Russia's Justice Ministry.[17]

On October 21, 2019, the Supreme Court of Russia, following a lawsuit by the Ministry of Justice, liquidated the Agrarian Party of Russia for insufficient participation in the elections for 7 years, thus also ending its participation in the Front.[18]

Member organizations

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The All-Russia People's Front also includes the following organisations:[35]

Analysis

According to journalist Steve Rosenberg in an article for the BBC, the ONF may replace United Russia in the future, which was the probable reason for its establishment.[36]

See also


References

  1. Officially, People's Front "For Russia" Russian: Народный фронт «За Россию», romanized: Narodnyy front «Za Rossiyu»[11]
  1. https://onf.ru/about/central-headquarters Центральный штаб
  2. Sakwa, Richard (2013). Power and Policy in Putin's Russia. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-317-98994-3.
  3. de Vogel, Sasha (25 October 2012). "New Russian "Patriots"". The Institute of Modern Russia. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. "Russian stars' semi-naked party sparks wartime backlash". Reuters News. Reuters. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. Sakwa, Richard (2013). Power and Policy in Putin's Russia. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 9781317989943.
  6. Kazharski, Aliaksei. Eurasian Integration and the Russian World. Central European University Press. p. 183.
  7. "Устав". onf.ru. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  8. "Учредительный съезд Общероссийского народного фронта". Новости (in Russian). 12 June 2013 [12 June 2013]. Retrieved 8 June 2022. В ходе заседания Владимир Путин избран лидером Общероссийского народного фронта.
  9. "Putin Complains of Rusty Water at Home". RIA Novosti. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  10. "Устав". Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  11. https://rg.ru/2011/12/20/onf.doc "Патриоты России" вступят в Общероссийский народный фронт
  12. ""New Eurasia" public movement stablished". Big Asia. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  13. Mark Kesselman; Joel Krieger; William A. Joseph (18 March 2008). Introduction to Comparative Politics: Brief Edition. Cengage Learning. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-618-86683-0.
  14. Ed Hancox (6 April 2012). "Anti-Putin Protests Have Ended, But Grassroots Democracy Movement Growing in Russia". Mic. First is the fact that Russia's typically fractious opposition parties were able to rally 'round Urlashov's candidacy: the Communists, the liberal Yabloko party and centrist A Just Russia all supported Urlashov.
  15. Mark Kesselman; Joel Krieger; William A. Joseph, eds. (2015). Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas. Cengage Learning. p. 578. ISBN 9781305445444. Of the four parties represented in the State Duma, two are centrist (United Russia and A Just Russia). The second-strongest party after United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, is a traditional left party.
  16. Bridget Johnson. "Political Parties and Representation in Russia". About.com News & Issues. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  17. "A Just Russia Threatened as Founding Groups Split From Party - News". The Moscow Times. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  18. ""Русская весна" за рубежом". Спектр-Пресс (in Russian). 3 February 2015.
  19. in the United Russia faction
  20. "Центральный штаб". Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  21. "Putin inaugurates new movement amid fresh protests". BBC News. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

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