The All-Russia People's Front (ONF; russian: Общероссийский народный фронт, Obshcherossiyskiy narodnyy front), is a

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started in 2011 by then- Prime Minister of Russia

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to provide the

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Russian conservative political party. As the largest party in Russia, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the State Duma , havin ...

political party with "new ideas, new suggestions and new faces". The ONF aims to forge formal alliances between United Russia (the

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from 2001 onwards) and numerous Russian

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. On 12 June 2013 the ONF founding conference elected Putin (

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from 2012) as the Front's leader.Putin becomes Popular Front for Russia leader
Interfax-Ukraine (13 June 2013).

History

At the meeting of United Russia on 6 May 2011, Putin called for the creation of a "broad popular front flike-minded political forces" to participate in the

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election. He included United Russia and other political parties, business associations,

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s and youth', women's and veterans' organizations. He claimed that United Russia's party list would include non-party candidates nominated by these organizations. 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. Putin's aides have stated that he is the "informal head" of the popular front, but deputy prime minister and chief of government staff

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was named the head of the popular front headquarters. 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. By May 2011, hundreds of businesses had enlisted their workforces in the organization, including around 40,000 from the Siberian Business Union. On 12 June 2013, the movement convened its inaugural congress, electing Putin as its leader. The congress also elected the front's Central Staff: film director

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, Delovaya Rossiya, co-chairman Alexander Galushka and State Duma member Olga Timofeyeva. 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. 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. In January 2014, the Front registered its first regional office in the city of

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, located about 440 kilometers south of Moscow, with Russia's Justice Ministry. 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.

Member organizations

The All-Russia People's Front also includes the following organisations: *

Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (russian: Федерация Независимых Профсоюзов России, ФНПР, Federatsiya Nezavisimykh Profsoyuzov Rossii, FNPR) is the largest post-Soviet national trade un ...

Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), a lobby group based in Moscow, promotes the interests of business in Russia. It has over 1,000 members, including both private and state-owned companies, factories, and foreign and Rus ...

Young Guard of United Russia The Young Guard of United Russia (russian: Молодая гвардия Единой России, Molodaya gvardiya Yedinoy Rossii; MGER) is the youth wing of the United Russia party. Founded in 2005, it uses the name of the famous Young Gua ...

* Siberian Business Union * All-Russian Public Civil-Patriotic Movement *Union of Pensioners of Russia *Union of Transport Workers of Russia *Union of Russia Women *Killed Roads movement *Support of Russia

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.

References

External links

Declaration of the Formation of the All-Russia People's Front
at SRAS.org {{Russian nationalism 2011 establishments in Russia Non-profit organizations based in Russia Organizations established in 2011 Political party alliances in Russia Popular fronts United Russia Vladimir Putin Social conservative parties National conservative parties

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Member organizations

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