The Ivan Rybkin Bloc (, ''Blok Ivana Rybkina'') was a political alliance in

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History

The bloc was established by Ivan Rybkin on 21 July 1995. In the December 1995 parliamentary elections it received 1.1% of the proportional representation vote,

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& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1651 failing to cross the

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. However, it won three constituency seats in the

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. The bloc did not contest any further elections.Nohlen & Stöver, p1645

References

{{Russian political parties 1995 establishments in Russia Defunct political party alliances in Russia Political parties established in 1995