Gennady Zyuganov 2000 presidential campaign
Campaigned for | 2000 Russian presidential election |
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Candidate | Gennady Zyuganov First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (1993-present) Leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the State Duma (1993-present) Member of the State Duma (1993-present) |
Affiliation | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
Key people | Sergey Glazyev (chief economic advisor)[1] |
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The Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2000 was the presidential campaign of
Background and early developments
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After losing the 1996 presidential election (which he had originally been the strong frontrunner for)[2] to Boris Yeltsin, Zyuganov declared that the 1996 election nevertheless had demonstrated that a two-party political system was emerging in Russia and that the political might of the Communist-led campaign alliance could no longer be ignored by the Yeltsin administration.[3]
By 1999, Zyuganov had emerged as the evident frontrunner
At this same time, Zyuganov and Yavlinsky were seen as the only two prospective candidates that were supported by a strong constituency and a national party.[4]
However, by the autumn of 1999 then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had overtaken Zyuganov as leading candidate in the polls.[5]
Campaigning
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Zyuganov (averaging 22% in polls) ultimately proved to be the only strong challenger to Putin.[1]
Zyuguanov's Communist Party conducted an orthodox campaign, relying heavily on grassroots door-to-door campaigning and a network of supportive Communist-aligned newspapers to spread its message.[6] Zyuganov made little use of television advertising. The limited televised advertisements his campaign did run generally focused on his platform.[6]
Zyuganov ultimately outperformed polls, which had largely predicted that he would receive roughly 20% of the vote, and instead received 29% with 22 million votes.[7] Nonetheless, he failed to force Putin into a runoff.[6]
Positions
Zyuganov agreed with Putin’s handling of the Second Chechen War.[1]
Zyuganov advocated a significantly expanded social safety net.[1]
His chief economist, Sergey Glazyev, promised that Russia 10% annual growth under Zyuganov's economic policies.[1]
His platform proposed the creation of a "regulated market", in which the state would hold a controlling share in certain key sectors of the economy, such as the energy, transport and military industries.[8]
In an adaption of trickle-down economics, Zyuganov proposed cutting taxes on domestic industry in half. He also proposed cuts to energy, transport and communications tariffs.[1]
Zyuganov advocated instating a state monopoly on alcohol and tobacco.[1] He promised to deliver higher minimum wages. His proposed minimum wage increases would equal $105 per month for doctors and teachers and $35 for others, a significant increase from the existing minimum wage, which equaled just $14.[1]
See also
- Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 1996
- Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2008
- Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2012
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "RUSSIAN ELECTION WATCH No. 8, March 2000". www.belfercenter.org. Harvard University (John F. Kennedy School of Government). March 2000. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ McFaul, Michael (1997). Russia's 1996 Presidential Election: The End of Polarized Politics. Stanford University in Stanford, California: Hoover Institution Press.
- ^ "Lee Hockstader, Washington Post Foreign Service". The Washington Post. 5 July 1996. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-684-82716-6.
- ^ "RUSSIAN ELECTION WATCH No. 4, November 1999". www.belfercenter.org. Harvard University (John F. Kennedy School of Government). November 1999. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c "RUSSIAN ELECTION WATCH No. 9, April 2000". www.belfercenter.org. Harvard University (John F. Kennedy School of Government). April 2000. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "REPORT ON THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS" (PDF). CSCE. March 26, 2000.
- ^ "Zyuganov: compromising with communism". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. March 27, 2000. Retrieved July 22, 2018.