New People (political party)
New People Новые люди | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Alexey Nechayev |
| Deputy Chairpersons | Alexander Davankov Viktor Zvagelsky |
| FPC Chairman | Boris Titov |
| Founder | Alexey Nechayev |
| Founded | 1 March 2020 |
| Merger of | Party of Growth (2024) |
| Headquarters | 22nd building, Malaya Yakimanka Street Moscow, Russia |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | Union of Progressive Political Forces |
| Colours | Turquoise Black |
| Slogan | "People Matter More" (Russian: #ЛюдиВажнее) |
| Seats in the Federation Council | 0 / 170 |
| Seats in the State Duma | 16 / 450 |
| Seats in the Regional Parliaments | 60 / 3,987 |
| Website | |
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New People (Russian: Новые люди, romanized: Novyye lyudi) is a political party in Russia formed in 2020. New People is considered a liberal party, and observers also often refer to it as centrist or centre-right.
The party opposes many policies of the incumbent United Russia government, although it has adopted a more neutral to moderately supportive stance towards Vladimir Putin specifically. Its abstention in the vote to recognise the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics is an example. It has therefore been described by critics as a spoiler that attracts young and liberal voters.
New People is led by cosmetic company Faberlic founder Alexey Nechayev since its first party congress, held on August 8, 2020, in Moscow. Alexander Davankov is the head of the party executive committee.
The party won 5.43% of the nationwide vote in the 2021 Russian legislative election, gaining 13 seats.