Independent Democratic Party of Russia
- Independent Democratic Party of Russia
Infobox_Political_Party
party_name = Independent Democratic
Party of Russia
leader =
colorcode = blue
foundation = 2008
ideology = Social liberalism
headquarters = Moscow
international =
website =
The Independent Democratic Party of Russia ( _ru. Независимая демократическая партия России) is the proposed name of a new liberal party that in late September 2008 was announced to be founded by the former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and the billionaire and State Duma deputy of Fair Russia Alexander Lebedev. [cite news
url=http://lenta.ru/news/2008/09/29/party/
title=Михаил Горбачев и Александр Лебедев объединят независимых демократов
publisher=lenta.ru
date=2008-09-29
accessdate=2008-10-01
last=
first= ] The Union of Social Democrats is said to be its main base, but Lebedev has suggested that members of the just failed Union of Right Forces could join but at the same time also said that there would be "no extremists" among the party's prospective membership. [cite news
url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/30/russia
title=Gorbachev launches political party with Russian billionaire
publisher=guardian.co.uk
date=2008-09-30
accessdate=2008-10-01
last=Gray
first=Sadie ] Lebedev also stressed that the "party will press for legal and economic reform and promote the growth of independent media" as well as "less state capitalism" and a reform of the justice system and a stronger role for the parliament. [cite news
url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48T59W20080930?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
title=Gorbachev to form new Russian party
publisher=Reuters
date=2008-09-30
accessdate=2008-10-01
last=Sweeney
first=Conor ]
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