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Constitutional Union "Evergreens" Конституционный союз «Вечнозелёные» | |
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| Chairman | Boris Vzhesnevsky |
| Senate Leader | Kiril Shumer |
| Duma Leader | Irakly Kantor |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Merger of | Constitutional Democratic Party Liberal Party Union of October 17 |
| Headquarters | New Archangel |
| Newspaper | Rech |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Libertarianism Neoliberalism Third Way |
| Political position | Center to Center-right |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democrat Union |
| Colors | Green |
| State Duma | 102 / 213 |
| Senate | 29 / 54 |
| Governorships | 9 / 18 |
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The Constitutional Union "Evergreens" (Russian: Конституционный союз «Вечнозелёные», Konstitutsionny soyuz "Vechnozelyonyye"), colloquially known as the Evergreens (Вечнозелёные, Vechnozelyonyye), is a predominantly centrist to center-right political party.
Logo of the Evergreens.
The Evergreens (Russian: Вечнозелёные, Vechnozelyonye), formally known as the Progressive Conservative Party "The Evergreens" (Прогрессивно-консервативная партия «Вечнозелёные», Progressivno-konservativnaya partiya "Vechnozelyonye"), and commonly abbreviated as the VZ (ВЗ); is a predominantly center-right political party. The current party platform includes elements of progressive conservatism, neoliberalism, libertarianism, and Third Way politics. The Evergreens are currently a member party of the Centrist Democrat International and the International Democrat Union. Members of the party are colloquially known as Vezels (везелы, vezely), though in English they can be referred to as Evergreens or as B-3s (pronounced "Bee Threes").
The political party began in the 1940s as a coalition between Alaska's largest centrist and liberal parties. The coalition was in response to the rise of non-democratic organizations across Alaska (such as the Fascist Party and the Workers' Party). The name evergreen became synonymous with the party, emphasizing that Alaskan democracy would never fade from existence. The coalition was formally unified into a single political party in 1948. Leader Ivan Gnatyshin was elected to the presidency the following year.
Since their founding, the Evergreens have dominated Alaskan politics, often to the point of Alaska being labeled a dominant-party state. The Evergreens currently hold a majority in the State Duma, with Vsevolod Kantor serving as the Chairman of the chamber. Incumbent President Ivan Kasich was elected in 2015 as the nominee of the Evergreens. The governorates of Idaho and Kenai have statistically favored the Evergreens in all elections since the 1940s.
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