Which party would you vote for in Russia?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Talk about lousy choices...

United Russia - Putin's puppets
Communist Party of the Russian Federation - enough said
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia - the most misnamed party in the world, they are an extremist right wing party which supports the reannexation of all former Soviet Republicans as well as Iran and Alaska and using nuclear weapons if neccesary to do so.
Rodina bloc - these guys are basically ex-Communists and a coalition of left leaning groups upset with the ultra-corrupt Communist leadership.

These 4 are the only parties that passed the 5% threshhold to win seats. The other two:

Yabloko - basically a traditional liberal party. In favor of universal health care, a strong education system, cutting down the military, and other basic liberal goals. Probably my favorite, but unfortunately they fell 0.7% short of the 5% threshold in the last election.
Union of Right Forces - these guys are kind of the Libertarians. They're for privitization of most industries but also for governement reform. Only got 3.97% in the last election and thus won no seats.

Anyway, I probably would've voted Yabloko in the last election, but if it appears they can't win anymore seats I'll have to go with the Rodina bloc. The otehr 3 parties are quite horrible to put it mildly. Although I might vote Communist as long as there's no chance of them winning and restoring a system like the old Soviet union just to keep Putin in check which is neccesary and many suspect the Rodina was created to take votes away from the Communists. So I guess it depends on who was likely to win. So probably the Communists now out of neccesity, but in the long run I'd prefer the Rodina or Yabloko. I suppose it would depend on the situation in the next election (well assuming there is one...)

[John Dibble]

I would start a Libertarian Party and vote for it.

[ilikeverin]

Yabloko

[Lunar]

Whatever the biggest non-Putin party is.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I would start a Libertarian Party and vote for it.

you basically got one already, that's what Union of Right Forces is.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Whatever the biggest non-Putin party is.

that'd be the Communists

[John Dibble]

I would start a Libertarian Party and vote for it.

you basically got one already, that's what Union of Right Forces is.

Ah. Missed the description. If they are for social liberty as well as economic, I'd vote for them.

[Gabu]

I dunno, Yabloko, I guess.  None of them really appeal to me.

[Lunar]

Whatever the biggest non-Putin party is.

that'd be the Communists

Well, there you go.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Whatever the biggest non-Putin party is.

that'd be the Communists

Well, there you go.

woohoo, I've found a way to get you to support Communism!

[Lunar]

Whatever the biggest non-Putin party is.

that'd be the Communists

Well, there you go.

woohoo, I've found a way to get you to support Communism!

Hah.  I don't actually have a knee-jerk reaction to communism.  I have at least three friends that I know of that are Chomsky anarchists.

Putin got like what..seven times more than his nearest opposition in the last election?  The opposition needs to be consolidated in a one-party state.  Hopefully Putin would be forced to ally with  Yabloko, Rodina, and/or the URF.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Well the problem is Putin controls the whole media. Also note I mentioned if there is another election. Putin is constitutionally prohibited from serving another term but I really doubt that'll stop him if he wants to.

[Colin]

Probably the Union of Right Forces.

[Alcon]

Yabloko, although way too liberal for me.

[A18]

I would start a Republican Party and vote for it.

[ThePrezMex]

Yabloko is the best option, but they have failed to increase their number of votes, which is pretty sad.

[opebo]

I think the situation is hopeless in Russia.  I would probably vote Union of Right Forces, but Yabloki would be fine as well if they looked like winning over 5%.  Really Yabloki, Rodina, and Union of Right Forces should join together in a marraige of expediency.  Even if they don't agree with each other they at least want to fight the incipient dictatorship.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Any of those parties is totalitarian scum... except for Yabloko and the Union of Right Forces.

I would vote for Yabloko and emigrate to a nicer place then.
 
 
 

[Huckleberry Finn]

Yabloko.

[jaichind]

United Russia. 

A party dedicated to the restoration of Russia's glory but can be truested to be realistic in the way it can be implemented.  United Russian will work hand-in-hand with Putin Russia is making an economic recovery from the 1990s and putting Russia back on the geostrategic map. 
Yabablo is closer to my political beliefs but its slavish pro-USA policies are just not becoming of a Great Power such as Russia.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Union of Right Forces

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Yeah.. don't go being a slave to western democracies like the US... form a fascist dictatorship and set your own path!  *sarcasm*

United Russia. 

A party dedicated to the restoration of Russia's glory but can be truested to be realistic in the way it can be implemented.  United Russian will work hand-in-hand with Putin Russia is making an economic recovery from the 1990s and putting Russia back on the geostrategic map. 
Yabablo is closer to my political beliefs but its slavish pro-USA policies are just not becoming of a Great Power such as Russia.

[jaichind]

Yeah.. don't go being a slave to western democracies like the US... form a fascist dictatorship and set your own path!  *sarcasm*

Well, if Russia poured $60 million into a USA or Mexican election like the USA did into Ukraine you might see my point.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

So you do not see any moral difference between the USA and Russia?

Yeah.. don't go being a slave to western democracies like the US... form a fascist dictatorship and set your own path!  *sarcasm*

Well, if Russia poured $60 million into a USA or Mexican election like the USA did into Ukraine you might see my point.

[jaichind]

Domestic Policy yes.  Foreign Policy no.  I came to this conclusion after nine years of debate with a Russian collegue of my.  The invasion of Iraq destroyed any case I had of a moral superiority of the USA over USSR/Russia. 

So you do not see any moral difference between the USA and Russia?