Ex-Communist Speaker Forms Political Party
The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament has created a political party, three months after the Communists expelled him.
Gennady N. Seleznyov said the Party of Russia’s Revival stands for “the creation of a social state ... military capability and security of the country, strengthening the external political role of Russia as one of the great powers,” the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
About 600 delegates attended the party’s founding meeting, including former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the agency said.
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