The Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2008 was the presidential campaign of
Gennady Zyuganov
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (russian: Генна́дий Андре́евич Зюга́нов; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian politician, who has been the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and served as M ...
in the
2008 election. This was the third presidential campaign of Zyuganov, who had been a candidate in both the
1996
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on b ...
and
2000
File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
elections.
Background and early developments
In October 2005, Zyuganov indicated that he would run for president in 2008, making him the second person to enter the race for the
Kremlin
The Kremlin ( rus, Московский Кремль, r=Moskovskiy Kreml', p=ˈmɐˈskofskʲɪj krʲemlʲ, t=Moscow Kremlin) is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by the Rurik dynasty. It is the best known of the kremlins (Ru ...
following former Prime Minister
Mikhail Kasyanov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Kasyanov ( rus, link=no, Михаи́л Миха́йлович Касья́нов, , mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsʲjanəf; born 8 December 1957) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia f ...
. According to one report, Zyuganov pledged to quadruple pensions and state salaries, should he be elected.
Campaigning
In January 2008, Zyuganov challenged
Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's chosen successor, to an open, televised debate, but Medvedev refused to take part, citing lack of time.
In the
presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pr ...
on March 2, 2008, Zyuganov garnered 17.76% of the vote and came in second to Medvedev's 70.23%.
Positions
See also
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Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 1996
The 1996 Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign sought to elect the leader of the Communist Party of Russia, Gennady Zyuganov as President of Russia in the 1996 presidential election.
While originally heavily viewed as the favorite to win the ...
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Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2000
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Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2012
References
Zyuganov
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov (russian: Генна́дий Андре́евич Зюга́нов; born 26 June 1944) is a Russian politician, who has been the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and served as M ...
presidential campaign, 2008
Zyuganov, 2008
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