United Russia (Russian Единая Россия - Yedinaya Rossiya) is a Russian political party, which usually labels itself centrist. It backs the president Vladimir Putin and can be seen as his vehicle in the Duma.

It was founded in 2001 as a merger of Yuri Luzhkov's Fatherland All-Russia party, and the Unity Party of Russia , led by Sergei Shoigu.

In the 2003 parliamentary elections it polled 37% of the party vote. As of January 2005 it controls 305 Duma seats out of 450, which gives it a constitutional majority.

See also

• Politics of Russia

External link

• Official web site