Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov
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Andrey Vladimirovich Bogdanov (Russian Андре́й Влади́мирович Богда́нов) (born 1970 in Moscow) is a Russian politician. He is the leader of the Democratic Party of Russia. As a candidate for the 2008 presidential election, he received 968,344 votes or 1.30% of the Russian electorate.
Bogdanov began his political career in 1990, when he joined the Democratic Party of Russia. He ascended to the leadership of the party in 2005, after he was elected at the 19th party congress.[1]
Russian president Putin described Bogdanov as "an ambitious young man with progressive views". During his presidential campaign, in 2008, he showed support for Russian integration with Europe and for less state involvement in the economy.[2] Regarding his candidacy, the British newspaper Times Online put forward suspicions that Bogdanov could be a puppet candidate used by the government to make the elections look legitimate.[3] He dismissed these claims as "fantasy".[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Profile: Russian presidential candidate Andrei Bogdanov", Xinhua, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ Nabi Abdullaev. "Bogdanov Campaigns With Grandmother", Moscow Times, 2008-02-26. Retrieved on 2008-02-29.
- ^ Tony Halpin. "Q&A: Russia's presidential election", Times Online, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-02-29. "many suspect that the Kremlin has put him on the ballot to ensure that there were at least two candidates, in compliance with Russian law"
[edit] External links
- Bogdanov's LiveJournal blog (Russian)
- Article about Bogdanov at The eXile
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| Preceded by Vladimir Podoprigora |
Democratic Party of Russia leader 2005 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Not participated in elections |
Democratic Party of Russia presidential candidate 2008 |
Succeeded by Latest election |
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