Leader Maxim Suraykin Political position Far-left | Headquarters Moscow, Russia Seats in the State Duma 0 / 450 | |
Founded 22 April 2012; 4 years ago (2012-04-22) Ideology Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-revisionism | ||
Communists of Russia (KR) is a communist party in Russia. It was founded in 2009. The Party ideology is Marxism-Leninism.
The KR has regional organisations in 69 regions and operates in 70 regions of Russia. The KR has officially affiliation with the two inter-regional public associations: "The Communists of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region" and "The Communists of the Far East"
Participation in elections
At the Russian regional elections in 2012 the party got 2 to 3.5 percent of the vote and 2 seats.
At the Paliamentary elections in 2016 it became the fifth party in the country. In the elections of deputies of the Russian State Duma in 2016, the KR received 2.3% - about 1 million. 200 thousand voters.
References
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