New People (Russia)

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New People (Russian: Новые люди, romanized: Novyye lyudi) is a populist and communitarianist political party in Russia formed in 2020. It considers itself as a "liberal party" while observers often refer to it as centre-right or also centrist. The party, like other new parties that appeared at the beginning of 2020, is accused of spoiling, justifying this opinion by the fact of quick registration and the absence of obstacles from the authorities. In addition, the leader of the New People, Alexey Nechayev, was a member of the Central Council of the All-Russia People's Front until 2021, headed by Vladimir Putin. The party is also accused of having links with the current government. So, in December 2020, the party's campaign was headed by political strategist Yevgeny Minchenko, who is close to the presidential administration. Since its first party congress, held on 8 August 2020 in Moscow, the New People Party is led by Alexey Nechayev, who is the founder of the cosmetic company Faberlic....

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