Nikolay Mikhailovich Kharitonov (born 30 October 1948) is a Russian politician from the Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk

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 region. He is a leading member of the Agrarian Party of Russia, and a member of the State Duma

State Duma

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, the Russian parliament. In 2004 he ran for the office of president

President

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 of Russia

Russia

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 in the presidential elections

Russian presidential election, 2004

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. His candidacy was supported by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Communist Party of the Russian Federation

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 (CPRF). He came second, with 13.7% of the votes cast. Kharitonov proposed "re-erecting [the] statue of Soviet secret police founder Felix Dzerzhinsky", which was "pulled down in 1991".