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United Civil Front

United Civil Front
FieldValue
nameUnited Civil Front
native_nameОбъединённый гражданский фронт
native_name_langru
logo[[File:United Civil Front.png200px]]
abbreviationUCF (English)
ОГФ (Russian)
leaderGarry Kasparov
colorcode#144EA2
foundation
predecessorCommittee 2008
ideologyLiberal democracy
Federalism
nationalThe Other Russia (2006–2007)
Opposition Coordination Council (2012-2013)
headquartersMoscow
coloursWhite
Blue
Red
slogan"We need Another Russia!"
()
"Down with the power of the Chekists!"
()
"No to the police state!"
()
websitewww.rufront.ru
countryRussia

ОГФ (Russian) Federalism Opposition Coordination Council (2012-2013) Blue Red () "Down with the power of the Chekists!" () "No to the police state!" ()

Garry Kasparov

United Civil Front (UCF; ; Obyedinonnyy grazhdanskiy front, OGF) is a social movement in Russia founded and led by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. In 2006–2007 it was part of The Other Russia, an opposition coalition active in Moscow.

Upon the organization's founding, in 2005, Kasparov stated that the UCF "will work to preserve electoral democracy in Russia." Kasparov concluded the press conference by stating that, "The primary goal of the systemic opposition is to dismantle the currently existing system and create a free political floor on which free elections can be held in 2007–2008. The bottom line is to preserve the Russians’ right to elect a responsible government, both in presidential and parliamentary elections."

Programme

The programme “Towards The New Modern Russia” (In Russian) was accepted at the 3rd conference on February 25, 2006. it is founded on the four principles.

Fair democratic elections

  1. Competition of electoral programmes, removability and responsibility of the power.
  2. Equal access of the parties to mass-media.
  3. Change electoral system from party-list proportional representation to majoritarian.

Restoration of federalism

  1. To restore federal mechanism of the government.
  2. To liquidate a dangerous disbalance in population incomes between Moscow and other regions.
  3. To return democratic local self-government.
  4. The democratic solution of problems in the national republics.

Elimination of Nomenklatura system

  1. Reduction of presidential powers.
  2. Liquidation of system of privileges and preferences for civil servants of all echelons.
  3. Liquidation of the Presidential Administration, reduction of staff and functions of the president office.
  4. Enact into law for secret services' intrusion in a social life and government.
  5. Act of disqualification for the present high-ranking officials and secret services chiefs.
  6. Enact into law the criminal liability for illegal enrichment of public persons and civil servants according to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Government for people, but not people for government

  1. To repay old government debts to the citizens.
  2. To establish social priority of the state budget.
  3. To implement the constitutional and human rights.
  4. To extirpate social discrimination.
  5. To cancel compulsory military service; to make army professional. Discontinue internal military forces.
  6. To ensure access of citizens to all information on activity and decisions of the state and local governments.

Events

Garry Kasparov at a "Russia without Putin" event in 2010

The UCF participated in the organisation of almost all the Dissenters Marches.

One member of the Murmansk branch of the United Civil Front, Larisa Arap, is believed to be victim of psychiatric abuse. Правозахисники заявляють про застосування в Росії репресивної психіатрії. Кореспондент.net, 2 августа 2005 (In Ukrainian) Правозахисники заявляють про застосування в Росії репресивної психіатрії. Новинар, (In Ukrainian) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA. Activist held in psychiatric hospital. The Washington Times, July 19, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071017214418/http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20070729%2FFOREIGN%2F107290036%2F-1%2FRSS_WORLD%3Ffromrss%3D1 Elena Vassilieva. Larissa Arap, membre de l'opposition russe, serait internée en hôpital psychiatrique. LEMONDE.FR avec AFP et reuters, 31.07.07. http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3214,36-940560@51-890268,0.html (in French) Virginie Pironon. Vers un retour des goulags? 29/07/2007, http://www.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/091/article_54599.asp (in French)

In 2010 UCF activists held pickets in Moscow to support the Internet campaign Putin must go.

References

References

  1. https://lenta.ru/news/2005/05/18/kasparov/ Каспаров объявил о создании в России оппозиционного фронта
  2. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/578861 Гарри Каспаров открыл первый фронт
  3. (April 14, 2007). "Kasparov arrested at Moscow rally". BBC News.
  4. (May 18, 2005). "Russian Chess Legend Kasparov to Establish United Civil Front". MOSNEWS.com.
  5. (May 18, 2005). "Russian Chess Legend Kasparov to Establish United Civil Front". MOSNEWS.com.
  6. Case of Larisa Arap (in Russian), http://grani.ru/dossier/m.125365.html
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