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This article discusses political parties in Russia. The Russian Federation has a de jure multi-party system, however it operates as a dominant-party system. As of 2020, six parties have members in the federal parliament, the State Duma, with one dominant party (United Russia). As of July 2023, 27 political parties are officially registered in the Russian Federation, 25 of which have the right to participate in elections.
| Party | Est. | Leader | Ideology | State Duma | Federation Council | Regional | Political position | Alliances | |||
| | ER ЕР | United Russia Единая Россия | 2001 | Dmitry Medvedev | Conservatism Statism Russian nationalism | 325 / 450 | 136 / 178 | 2,683 / 3,908 | Big tent | ONF | |
| | KPRF КПРФ | Communist Party of the Russian Federation Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации | 1993 | Gennady Zyuganov | Communism Marxism–Leninism Left-conservatism | 57 / 450 | 4 / 178 | 523 / 3,908 | Far-left | UCP–CPSU International: IMCWP | |
| | SR СР | A Just Russia Справедливая Россия | 2006 | Sergey Mironov | Democratic socialism Social democracy Social conservatism Russian nationalism | 27 / 450 | 3 / 178 | 230 / 3,908 | Centre to centre-left | ONF | |
| | LDPR ЛДПР | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Либерально-демократическая партия России | 1992 | Leonid Slutsky | Ultranationalism Right-wing populism Social conservatism Pan-Slavism | 23 / 450 | 3 / 178 | 239 / 3,908 | Right-wing to far-right | ||
| | NL НЛ | New People Новые люди | 2020 | Alexey Nechayev | Liberalism Communitarianism Regionalism | 15 / 450 | 0 / 178 | 56 / 3,908 | Centre-right | SPPS | |
| | Rodina Родина | Rodina Родина | 2012 | Aleksey Zhuravlyov | Ultranationalism National conservatism Conservatism Social conservatism Right-wing populism | 1 / 450 | 0 / 178 | 11 / 3,908 | Far-right | ONF | |
| | GP ГП | Civic Platform Гражданская платформа | 2012 | Rifat Shaykhutdinov | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism | 1 / 450 | 0 / 178 | 5 / 3,908 | Centre-right | ||
| Name | Founded | Leader | Ideology | Regional parliaments | Position | Alliances | |||
| RPPSJ РППСС | Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice Российская партия пенсионеров за социальную справедливость | 2012 | Erik Prazdnikov | Pensioners' interests Elderly interests Social justice Single-issue politics | 34 / 3,908 | Centre | |||
| | CPCR КПКР | Communist Party "Communists of Russia" Коммунистическая партия «Коммунисты России» | 2012 | Maxim Suraykin | Communism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism Anti-revisionism | 15 / 3,908 | Far-left | International: IMCWP (observer) | |
| | Yabloko Яблоко | Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" Российская объединённая демократическая партия «Яблоко» | 1993 | Nikolay Rybakov | Social liberalism Progressivism Feminism Pro-Europeanism | 11 / 3,908 | Centre-left | International: LI European: EGP (associated faction) | |
| T-NV Т-НВ | Tatarstan — New Age Татарстан — новый век | 2023 | Rinat Zakirov | Tatar nationalism Environmentalism Putinism | 8 / 3,908 | Big Tent | |||
| | The Greens Зелёные | Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные» | 2012 | Andrey Nagibin | Green politics Agrarianism | 5 / 3,908 | Centre to centre-left | ONF|EAGP | |
| GA! ЗА! | Green Alternative Зелёная альтернатива | 2020 | Ruslan Khvostov | Green politics Environmentalism Pro-Europeanism | 2 / 3,908 | Centre-left | |||
| | PSP ПСЗ | Political Party of Social Protection Политическая партия социальной защиты | 2012 | Vladimir Mikhailov | Social justice | 2 / 3,908 | Centre | ||
| | PDD ППД | Party of Direct Democracy Партия прямой демократии | 2020 | Oleg Artamonov | Direct democracy E-democracy | 1 / 3,908 | Centre-right | ||
| Name | Founded | Leader | Ideology | Location | Representation in regional legislature | ||
| | | Donetsk Republic Донецкая республика | 2005 | Denis Pushilin | Russian nationalism Donbas separatism | Donetsk People's Republic | 74 / 100 | |
| | Free Donbas Свободный Донбасс | 2014 | Vladimir Medvedev | Russian nationalism Donbas separatism | Donetsk People's Republic | 26 / 100 | |
| | Peace to Luhanshchyna Мир Луганщине | 2014 | Leonid Pasechnik | Donbas separatism Centrism (self-declared) | Luhansk People's Republic | 37 / 50 | |
| Luhansk Economic Union Луганский экономический союз | 2014 | Zinaida Nadion | Donbas separatism Liberal conservatism | Luhansk People's Republic | 13 / 50 | ||
| | New Russia Party Партия Новороссия | 2014 | Pavel Gubarev Ekaterina Gubareva | Russian nationalism Eurasianism | Donetsk People's Republic | 0 / 100 | |
| | Volodymyr Saldo Bloc Блок Владимира Сальдо | 2019 | Vladimir Saldo | Kherson regionalism Decentralization Russophilia | Kherson Oblast | 0 / 64 | |
| № | Full name | Short name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | Leader(s) | Created | Registration | Last federal elections results | Free access to the next legislative election | Note | |||
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| 1 | | All-Russian political party "United Russia" Всероссийская политическая партия «Единая Россия» | United Russia | UR ЕР | Russian conservatism Statism Russian nationalism Putinism | Big tent | Dmitry Medvedev | 2001 | 2003 | DNP (endorsed Vladimir Putin) | ||||
| 2 | | Communist Party of the Russian Federation Коммунистическая партия Российской Федерации | Communist Party | CPRF КПРФ | Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic socialism Soviet patriotism Neo-Stalinism | Far-left | Gennady Zyuganov | 1990 | 2002 | 4 % (Nikolay Kharitonov) | ||||
| 3 | | LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia ЛДПР – Либерально-демократическая партия Россия | Liberal Democratic Party | LDPR ЛДПР | Russian ultranationalism Right-wing populism Social conservatism Economic interventionism Pan-Slavism | Right-wing to far-right | Leonid Slutsky | 1992 | 2002 | 3 (Leonid Slutsky) | ||||
| 4 | | Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" Российская объединённая демократическая партия «Яблоко» | Yabloko Яблоко | Social liberalism Progressivism Feminism Pro-Europeanism | Centre to centre-left | Nikolay Rybakov | 1995 | 2003 | DNP | 1 % (Party list) 1 % (SMC) (0 seats) | ||||
| 5 | | Socialist Political Party "A Just Russia" Социалистическая политическая партия «Справедливая Россия» | A Just Russia Справедливая Россия | SR СР | Social democracy Democratic socialism National conservatism Eurasianism | Centre to centre-left | Sergey Mironov Zakhar Prilepin | 2006 | 2006 | DNP (endorsed Vladimir Putin) | ||||
| 6 | | Democratic Party of Russia Политическая партия "Демократическая партия России" | Democratic Party | DPR ДПР | Conservatism Populism | Centre-right to right-wing | Alexander Zorin | 1990 | 2012 | DNP (endorsed Vladimir Putin) | ||||
| 7 | | Party of Progress Партия прогресса | Party of Progress | PP ПП | Andrey Poda | 2012 | 2012 | DNP | ||||||
| 8 | | Russian Party of Freedom and Justice Российская партия свободы и справедливости | Party of Freedom and Justice | RPFJ РПСС | Social democracy Russian nationalism Patriotism Federalism | Centre-left | Ilmi Shagan | 2012 | 2012 | DNP | ||||
| 9 | | Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" Российская экологическая партия «Зелёные» | REP "The Greens" РЭП «Зелёные» | Green politics Agrarianism | Centre | Andrey Nagibin Alexandra Kudzagova Sergey Shakhmatov Rufina Shagapova | 1993 | 2012 | DNP (endorsed Vladimir Putin) | 0 % (Party list) 0 % (SMC) (0 seats) | ||||
| 10 | | Communist Party Communists of Russia Коммунистическая партия Коммунисты России | Communists of Russia | CPCR КПКР | Communism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism Anti-revisionism | Far-left | Sergey Malinkovich | 2009 | 2012 | DNP | ||||
| 11 | | All-Russian political party "Party for Fairness!" Всероссийская политическая партия «Партия за справедливость!» | Party for Fairness! | PARZAS ПАРЗАС | Social democracy | Centre-left | Vladimir Ponomarenko | 2012 | 2012 | DNP | ||||
| 12 | | Political party of Social Protection Политическая партия социальной защиты | Party of Social Protection | PSP ПСЗ | Populism | Vladimir Mikhailov | 2012 | 2012 | DNP | |||||
| 13 | Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice Российская партия пенсионеров за социальную справедливость | Party of Pensioners | RPPSJ РППСС | Pensioners' interests Elderly interests Social justice Single-issue politics | Centre | Erik Prazdnikov | 1997 | 2012 | DNP (endorsed Vladimir Putin) | |||||
| 14 | | Civic Platform Гражданская платформа | Civic Platform | CP ГП | Conservatism Economic liberalism | Right-wing | Rifat Shaykhutdinov | 2012 | 2012 | DNP | ||||
| 15 | | All-Russian political party "Rodina" Всероссийская политическая партия «Родина» | Rodina Родина | Russian nationalism Russian conservatism National conservatism Social conservatism Right-wing populism | Far-right | Aleksey Zhuravlyov | 2003 | 2012 | DNP (endorsed Vladimir Putin) | 0 % (Party list) 1 % (SMC) (1 seat) | ||||
| 16 | Cossack Party of the Russian Federation Казачья партия Российской Федерации | Cossack Party | CosPRF КаПРФ | Cossack interests Christian conservatism | Right-wing | Sergey Kolosok | 2013 | 2013 | DNP | |||||
| 17 | | Party of Russia's Rebirth Партия возрождения России | Party of Russia's Rebirth | PRR ПВР | Social democracy Democratic socialism | Centre-left | Igor Ashurbeyli | 2002 | 2013 | DNP | ||||
| 18 | | New People Новые люди | New People | NP НЛ | Liberalism Communitarism Regionalism | Centre to centre-right | Alexey Nechayev | 2020 | 2020 | 3 % (Vladislav Davankov) | ||||
| 19 | Green Alternative Зелёная альтернатива | Green Alternative | GA ЗА | Green politics Environmentalism Pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | Ruslan Khvostov | 2020 | 2020 | DNP | |||||
| 20 | | Party of Direct Democracy Партия прямой демократии | Party of Direct Democracy | PDD ППД | Direct democracy E-democracy | Centre to centre-right | Oleg Artamonov | 2020 | 2020 | DNP | ||||
| Name | Abbr. | Leader (s) | Ideology | Years active | ||
| | Confederation of Anarcho-Syndicalists Конфедерация анархо-синдикалистов | CAS КАС | Andrey Isaev Igor Podshivalov Aleksandr Shubin Vladlen Tupikin | Anarcho-syndicalism Syndicalism | 1988–1995 | |
| Committee for Workers' Democracy and International Socialism Комитет за рабочую демократию и международный социализм | CWDIS КРДМС | Sergei Biets | Marxism Trotskyism | 1990–1999 Succeeded by RWP | ||
| Party of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat Партия диктатуры пролетариата | PDP ПДП | Grigory Isayev | Communism Proletarian internationalism | 1990–2020 | ||
| | Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Коммунистическая партия Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики | CP RSFSR КП РСФСР | Ivan Polozkov Valentin Kuptsov | Communism Marxism–Leninism Left-wing nationalism | 1990–1993 (banned in 1991) Succeeded by CPRF | |
| Russian Communist Workers Party Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия | RCWP РКРП | Viktor Anpilov Viktor Tyulkin | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Stalinism | 1991–2001 Merged into RCWP-RPC | ||
| Russian Party of Communists Российская партия коммунистов Revolutionary Party of Сommunists Революционная партия коммунистов | RPC РПК | Anatoly Kryuchkov | Communism Marxism | 1991–2001 Merged into RCWP-RPC | ||
| Communists — Labour Russia — For the Soviet Union Коммунисты — Трудовая Россия — За Советский Союз | KTR КТР | Viktor Tyulkin Anatoly Kryuchkov Viktor Anpilov | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Soviet patriotism | 1995–1999 | ||
| Stalin Bloc – For the USSR Сталинский блок — За СССР | SB СБ | Yevgeny Dzhugashvili Viktor Anpilov Stanislav Terekhov | Communism Stalinism Marxism-Leninism Anti-revisionism Soviet patriotism National Communism | 1997–1999 | ||
| | Socialist Resistance Социалистическое сопротивление | SocSopr СоцСопр | Collective leadership | Socialism Trotskyism | 1998–2011 Successed by SA | |
| | Russian Communist Workers' Party – Revolutionary Party of Communists Российская коммунистическая рабочая партия – Революционная партия коммунистов | RCWP-RPC РКРП-РПК | Viktor Tyulkin | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism | 2001–2007 (officially deregistered) | |
| | Pyotr Alexeyev Resistance Movement Движение сопротивления имени Петра Алексеева | DSPA ДСПА | Dmitry Zhvania | Socialism Self-management socialism | 2004–2012 | |
| | All-Russian Communist Party of the Future Всероссийская коммунистическая партия будущего | VKPB ВКПБ | Vladimir Tikhonov Aleksandr Kuvayev | Communism Marxism–Leninism Soviet patriotism | 2004–2009 | |
| | Socialist League "Forward" Социалистическое движение «Вперёд» | SLV СДВ | Collective leadership | Trotskyism Eco-socialism Socialist feminism | 2005–2011 Merged into RSM | |
| | Interprofessional Workers' Union Межпрофессиональный союз трудящихся | MPST МПСТ | Collective leadership | Anarcho-communism Anarcho-syndicalism | 2008–2019 | |
| | Russian United Labour Front Российский объединённый трудовой фронт | ROT FRONT РОТ ФРОНТ | Viktor Tyulkin Sergei Udaltsov | Communism Marxism–Leninism Socialism | 2010–2020 (officially deregistered) | |
| | Russian Maoist Party Российская маоистская партия | RMP РМП | Dar Zhutayev | Communism Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Anti-revisionism Proletarian internationalism Marxist feminism | 2000 | |