Gennady Zyuganov 2012 presidential campaign
Campaigned for2012 Russian presidential election
CandidateGennady Zyuganov
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
(1993-present)
Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the State Duma (1993-present)
Member of the State Duma (1993-present)
AffiliationCommunist Party of the Russian Federation
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The Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2012 was the presidential campaign of Gennady Zyuganov in the 2012 Russian presidential election. This was the fourth presidential campaign of Zyuganov, who had been a candidate in both the 1996, 2000, and 2008 elections.

Campaigning

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In September 2011, Zyuganov became the CPRF's candidate for the 2012 presidential election. Zyuganov declared that the election would be a referendum on "a 20 year experiment" of the liberalization of the Russian political sphere.[1] Zyuganov referred to the existing government as a, "gang of folks who...have humiliated the country."[1]

In the 2012 Russian presidential election on 4 March 2012, Zyuganov once again came in second place by receiving 17% of the vote.[2]

Positions

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Zyuganov promised a return to socialism and an end to Russia's economic decline.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Zyuganov and Mironov: Back to the future". Al Jazeera. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ the results of the presidential elections in Russia 2012
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