Union of Right Forces
The Union of Right Forces (SPS; Russian: Союз правых сил; СПС; Soyuz pravykh sil, SPS), was a Russian liberal-conservative political public organization and former party, initially founded as an electoral bloc in 1999 and associated with free market reforms, privatization, and the legacy of the "young reformers" of the 1990s: Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov, Sergey Kiriyenko and Yegor Gaidar. The party officially self-dissolved in 2008. Nikita Belykh was the party's last leader from 2005 to 2008.
Union of Right Forces Союз правых сил | |
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| Abbreviation | SPS (English) СПС (Russian) |
| President (s) | Sergey Kiriyenko (1998–2001) Boris Nemtsov (2001–2004) Viktor Nekrutenko (2004–2005) Nikita Belykh (2005–2008) Leonid Gozman (acting, 2008) |
| Founders | Yegor Gaidar Anatoly Chubais Sergey Kiriyenko Boris Nemtsov Irina Khakamada Konstantin Titov |
| Founded | 24 October 1999 (as bloc) 26 May 2001 (as party) |
| Dissolved | 15 November 2008 |
| Merger of | Democratic Choice of Russia Conservative Movement "New Force" Young Russia Movement Democratic Russia Voice of Russia Common Cause Party of Economic Freedom |
| Preceded by | Right Cause (coalition) |
| Succeeded by | Right Cause Solidarnost Democratic Choice |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Newspaper | Just Cause |
| Membership (2007) | 57,410 |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Conservative liberalism Neoliberalism Economic liberalism Pro-Europeanism Atlanticism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Colours | Blue, red, white |
| Slogan | "Our Cause is Just/Right" (Russian: "Наше дело правое!") "Liberty, Property, Legality" (Russian: "Свобода, Собственность, Законность") |
| Anthem | "Patrioticheskaya Pesnya" |
| Seats in the 3rd State Duma | 29 / 450
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| Seats in the 4th State Duma | 3 / 450
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| Website | |
| www.sps.ru | |
In 2011, the SPS was refounded by some of its former members as the Union of Right Forces Movement. In 2012, it was registered as a political public organization, a type of NGO. In Russia, participation in elections requires being accepted into the list of political parties controlled by the Ministry of Justice.
Both the former SPS and the refounded SPS were accepted as an associate member of the International Democrat Union.