The Agrarian Party of Russia (APR; ''Agrarnaya Partiya Rossii'', Аграрная Партия России, АПР) was an agrarian

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...

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. Founded in February 1993, it was among the earliest parties in the

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History

The Agrarian Party of Russia was founded on 26 February 1993, by the head of the

Altai Republic The Altai Republic (; russian: Респу́блика Алта́й, Respublika Altay, ; Altai: , ''Altay Respublika''), also known as Gorno-Altai Republic, and colloquially, and primarily referred to in Russian to distinguish from the neighbour ...

Mikhail Lapshin Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin () (1 September 1934 – 17 June 2006) was the President of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006. Career Lapshin was born in Sovetsky District, Altai Krai, Setovka, Altai Krai. He became President of the A ...

and

Vasily Starodubtsev Vasily Alexandrovich Starodubtsev (russian: Василий Александрович Стародубцев; December 25, 1931 in Volovchik village, Central Black Earth Oblast, now Lipetsk Oblast – December 30, 2011 in Novomoskovsk, Tula ...

, governor of the

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region and former member of the

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. During their leadership (1993–2004), the party made an alliance with the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF; russian: Коммунистическая Партия Российской Федерации; КПРФ, Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii; KPRF) is a left-wing nationalist and ...

(CPRF) and the

Fatherland – All Russia Fatherland – All Russia (russian: Отечество – Вся Россия; ОВР; ''Otečestvo – Vsä Rossija'', ''OVR'') was a political bloc that existed in Russia from 1998 to 2002. It was formed from the movement Fatherland, chair ...

bloc. Until 2008, the party supported

agrarian socialism Agrarian socialism is a political ideology that promotes “the equal distribution of landed resources among collectivized peasant villages” This socialist system places agriculture at the center of the economy instead of the industrialization ...

and

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. Founder Mikhail Lapshin led the party until 2004; its most recent leader was Vladimir Plotnikov. In the legislative elections in December 1993, the Agrarian Party obtained 37 seats in the Duma and won 8% of the popular vote. Between 1994 and 1996, one of its party members,

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, was the speaker of the Russian Parliament. In the legislative elections in December 1995, the APR did not make it over the 5% threshold, obtaining only 3.78% of the votes. In the legislative elections on 7 December 2003, the party won 3.6% of the popular vote and three out of 450 seats in the parliament. Agrarian Party member

Nikolay Kharitonov Nikolay Mikhailovich Kharitonov (russian: Николай Михайлович Харитонов; born 30 October 1948) is a Russian politician from the Novosibirsk region. He is a leading member of the Agrarian Party of Russia, and a member of ...

ran as a presidential candidate from the

in the

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and won 13.7% of the votes, coming out second to

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. In the 1990s, party deputies were usually allies of the Communist Party in the State Duma and advocated for greater government support for the

agricultural sector The primary sector of the economy includes any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, fishing, forestry and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in de ...

. The party won 2.30% of the votes in the 2007 elections, did not break the 7% barrier, and thus, had no seats in the

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. The Agrarian Party supported the candidacy of

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

in the

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. It later merged with

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—the party that currently holds the most seats in the Duma.

Refounding

The year 2012 marked an especially notable period for the party as it was officially restored, and the registered leader Olga Bashmachnikova was elected Executive Director of the Agricultural Association on May 18. This led the party to take a new direction, moving away from the ideologies of agrarian socialism and collectivism towards centrism. The party has abandoned the Alliance with the

(CPRF), which was in the union since its foundation. The APR is currently united with the People's Front for Russia and the

Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" ) , colours = Green Teal (color), Teal , website partygreen.ru The Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" (REP "The Greens"; russian: Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные», Rossiyskaya ekologicheskaya ...

. According to the results of the elections of 2012, 2013 and 2014, the party failed to win in regional and city parliaments. On October 21, 2019, the

Supreme Court of Russia The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (russian: links=no, Верховный суд Российской Федерации, Verkhovny sud Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a court within the judiciary of Russia and the court of last resort in ...

, following a lawsuit by the

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, liquidated the party for insufficient participation in the elections for 7 years.Decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation No. AKPI19-796 of October 21, 2019
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History

Refounding

Electoral results

Presidential elections

Legislative elections

References

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See also