Unity (Russia)
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Conceptual party Unity (Концептуальная партия Единение, Kontseptualnaya partiya Yedinenie) was a political party
in Russia
from 2000 to 2007, led by retired Major General Konstantin P. Petrov, not to be confused with the Unity Party of Russia (Yedinstvo), which existed from 1999 to 2001. At the last legislative elections
, December 7, 2003, the party won 1.2 % of the popular vote and no seats. The party was disbanded on May 15, 2007 by the Supreme Court
citing failure to prove the required registration numbers and is now known as Russian national movement "Course of Truth and Unity" (Российское общенародное движение "Курс правды и Единения").
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
from 2000 to 2007, led by retired Major General Konstantin P. Petrov, not to be confused with the Unity Party of Russia (Yedinstvo), which existed from 1999 to 2001. At the last legislative elections
Elections in Russia
On the federal level, Russia elects a president as head of state and a legislature, one of the two chambers of the Federal Assembly. The president is elected for at most two six-year terms by the people . The Federal Assembly has two chambers...
, December 7, 2003, the party won 1.2 % of the popular vote and no seats. The party was disbanded on May 15, 2007 by the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation is the court of last resort in Russian administrative law, civil law and criminal law cases. It also supervises the work of lower courts. Its predecessor is the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union....
citing failure to prove the required registration numbers and is now known as Russian national movement "Course of Truth and Unity" (Российское общенародное движение "Курс правды и Единения").