Often on forums on the Internet you can meet the question: "What is the Liberal Democratic Party?" The decoding of this abbreviation is directly related to politics and sounds like the "Liberal Democratic Party of Russia". The odious politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky has been the head of the LDPR since its foundation. The party has existed for more than 25 years, constantly influencing the political life of Russians.
Before starting the long journey
On December 13, 1989, for the first time, it was decided to assemble an initiative group that should deal with the issue of creating the LDPSS (in the future LDPR). Deciphering the abbreviation LDPSS, by the way, means "Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union." As a result of the work of the group, a resolution was issued on the preparation and convening of the founding congress of the future party, which took place already on March 31, 1990. Anyone could become a delegate to the congress. At the entrance to the House of Culture. Rusakov, where the event took place, party cards were handed out to everyone. More than 200 delegates from 41 regions of the country took part in the meeting. On the same day, the Party Program and its Charter were approved. Vladimir Zhirinovsky was elected chairman, Vladimir became the main coordinatorBogachev.
In June 1990, V. Zhirinovsky, together with V. Voronin, gave rise to the Centrist bloc of political parties and movements. But their expectations were not realized, because instead of political monsters, only a few small parties joined the bloc, which had neither significant financial resources nor big names in their arsenal.
On October 6, 1990, members of the Central Committee, including V. Bogachev, convene an Extraordinary Congress. It decided to expel V. Zhirinovsky from the ranks of the party members "for pro-communist activities." In the same month, Zhirinovsky convenes an “All-Union Conference with the Rights of a Congress”, at which V. Bogachev and his supporters are expelled from the party. The composition of the Central Committee was expanded to 26 people and the Supreme Council of the Party was created from 5 people. It was headed by Vladimir Zhirinovsky.
"Lame" ideology and harsh statements
The official program says that the party observes liberal and democratic values, categorically not recognizing communist beliefs, as well as Marxism in all its manifestations. This is evidenced by the decoding of the Liberal Democratic Party, however, the organization believes that any needs of citizens should be subordinated exclusively to the interests of the state.
In January 1991, the Ministry of Justice registered the then LDPSS, a party with clear opposition characteristics.
Party participation in the electoral process
A significant day in the history of the USSR was approaching. So, on June 12, 1991, presidential elections were held. LDPR (LDPSS) nominated its candidate -Vladimir Zhirinovsky. In his election campaign, he used a loud slogan: "I will lift Russia from its knees." As a result, the LDPR candidate received 7.81% of the votes. This allowed him to take third place, but still did not bring the desired result. However, the success of an almost unknown party allowed it to get its offices in many Russian cities.
Anti-presidential campaign and planned triumph
In April 1993, a referendum was held in which the Liberal Democratic Party called on its supporters to express no confidence in the president and vote against government reforms.
In the summer of 1993, President B. Yeltsin convened a Constitutional Conference to carry out reforms. Zhirinovsky's party supported the draft of the new Constitution of Russia and the dissolution of the Supreme Council.
In November 1993, the party put forward a list of candidates for the State Duma. Zhirinovsky ran a rather aggressive election campaign: he bought 149 minutes of airtime on central TV channels, and also regularly held crowded rallies near the Sokolniki metro station in Moscow. As a result, the Liberal Democratic Party won 22.92%, which ensured it first place in the elections and 64 seats in the State Duma. An unexpected interpretation was found in the "code" of the party's success. The democratic public and the authorities began to consider the Liberal Democratic Party a threat of fascism.
"Taste of power" and 10 years of incredible powers
In the coalition list, which was compiled on January 17, 1994, the Liberal Democratic Party got several important positions. Yes, A. Vengerovsky became deputy chairman of the State Duma. Already in the spring of 1994, 5 deputies left the faction, who united in a group called "Derzhava". In April of the same year, the party congress approved a new Charter, and V. Zhirinovsky was elected its chairman immediately for 10 years. Now he also has the right to form the Supreme Council and the composition of other party bodies at his own discretion. Representative offices of the Liberal Democratic Party opened in all major cities and even in some regional centers.
When the government in December 1994 tried to restore control over Chechnya by force of arms, the LDPR deputies decided to support it. Moreover, in July 1995 they opposed peace talks with the Chechen leadership and called for immediate military action in the region.
Elections. Attempt 2
In the Parliamentary Center of Moscow on September 2, 1995, the VI Congress of the Party was held. It was a list of candidates for elections to the State Duma. According to the results of the first three, a standard decoding was obtained: the LDPR nominated V. Zhirinovsky, S. Ab altsev and A. Vengerovsky to the main positions. In total, the candidates managed to gain 11.8% of the votes, which provided them with 51 seats in the State Duma, whose chairman, thanks to the support of the Liberal Democrats, was I. Rybkin, who was loyal to the president.
At the VII Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party, held on January 11, 1996, Zhirinovsky was once again nominated as a candidate for the presidency. In the first round of elections, he got only 5.70%votes, after which Zhirinovsky urged voters not to allow Zyuganov to power and not to vote "against everyone." Thanks to such appeals, Yeltsin could get a majority of votes.
Modern look of the Liberal Democratic Party
Continuing his attempts to become president of the Russian Federation, in 2000 Vladimir Zhirinovsky again ran for this post, but he managed to get only 2.7% of the vote. After that, his party took part in the elections to the State Duma twice more, but it was not possible to gain more than 12% of the LDPR votes.
March 2, 2008 Zhirinovsky again takes part in the presidential elections. This time he takes third place with a score of 9.4% of the vote. In the 2012 presidential election of the Russian Federation, he won 6.22% of the vote.
Today the party does not stop its active participation in big politics. But now the former decoding is less and less suitable for its name. The Liberal Democratic Party has almost lost the features of liberalism and democracy, Zhirinovsky veiledly plays along with the current government, and in fact the current president speaks through him. Nevertheless, the demand for the party of the punter remains, although today it is not as great as it was back in 1993.
