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The Russian Party of Freedom and Justice (RPSS; ) is a
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in
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established and registered in 2012 as Communist Party of Social Justice.


History

The party was created with the participation of the leader of the
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and politician Andrey Bogdanov. In the 2013 elections in
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, the party received 5.04% (9055 votes) breaking the five-percent
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and received one seat in the city Parliament. In 2014, Bogdanov became party leader, succeeding Yuri Morozov in this post. Andrei Brezhnev, grandson of
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, was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the party. In this year's election, Brezhnev was the candidate for the Parliament of
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and
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, but the party did not win any seats. In April 2021, the party was renamed the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice.
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became the chairman of the party, and Maksim Shevchenko became the leader. On September 9, 2022, Maxim Shevchenko stated in his official Telegram channel that he no longer considers himself the leader of the RPSS and does not participate in the activities of a political party.


Criticism

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(CPRF) has accused the party of being a creation of the
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and
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to siphon votes away from the CPRF. CPRF points out that the CPSJ nominated candidates in single-mandate constituencies who had the same names as candidates from the CPRF, in order to confuse voters. Sergei Obukhov asserts that "it is not the CPSJ who stands behind the nomination of namesakes, but the administrative resource and the
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". In 2020, the party nominated Gennady Shchadov in the elections for the governor of
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while Mikhail Shchapov was nominated from the CPRF. Leader of the Left Front Sergei Udaltsov said that "the nature of the actions of the new party (RPSS) gives reason to think that they will be a spoiler party". He called Maksim Shevchenko's joining the RPSS "a betrayal of his comrades at a crucial moment" and considered possible his exclusion from Left Front.


Former logos

KPSSp logo.svg, Communist Party of Social Justice (2012–2017) KPSSp logo 2020.svg, Communist Party of Social Justice (2017–2021) Logo of the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice.svg, Alternative logo (2021–)


References

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