Union of People for Education and Science

The Union of People for Education and Science or UPES party (Russian: Союз людей за образование и науку, партия СЛОН, romanized: Soyuz lyudey za obrazovaniye i nauku, Partiya SLON, lit. 'Elephant Party') was a social-liberal political party that existed in Russia from 2002 to 2007.

Union of People for Education and Science
Союз людей за образование и науку
AbbreviationSLON (English)
СЛОН (Russian)
LeaderVyacheslav Igrunov
FoundedNovember 16, 2002 (2002-11-16)
DissolvedApril 16, 2007 (2007-04-16)[1]
Split fromYabloko
Headquarters41st Building, 9th Parkovaya Street, Moscow, Russia
IdeologySocial liberalism
Support of science and education
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colours  Purple
  Periwinkle
Website
slon-party.ru

The party was formed by a group of politicians who left Yabloko, led by Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Igrunov. Their political priorities included social protection, general liberal values, and support for science and education.[2] The party received 0.17% of the vote in the 2003 Russian legislative election.[3] On October 30, 2004, the party joined a coalition with the Patriotic Party of Russia. On March 21, 2005, the party signed an agreement with the Russian Party of Life.[4] On August 8, 2006, the Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography ruled that the party lacks the legally required number of members, and it was dissolved in February 2007.

References
  1. Ликвидация партии СЛОН. Часть 2
  2. История Партии СЛОН
  3. Сводная таблица итогов голосования по пропорциональной системе выборов (Протокол №2).
  4. Деятельность партии Союз людей за образование и науку


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