Republican Party of Russia – People’s Freedom Party
Boris Nemtsov, Co-chairman
The Republican Party of Russia – People’s Freedom Party is a Russian liberal democratic political party founded in 1990. Boris Nemtsov is co-chairman of the Republican Party of Russia–People’s Freedom Party and a former Russian deputy prime minister. The following is excerpted from June 13, 2013, testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on “A Dangerous Slide Backwards: Russia’s Deteriorating Human Rights Situation.” With Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency in May 2012, Russia’s authoritarian regime has transitioned to a new stage of development — from the “sovereign democracy” characterized by election fraud, media censorship, and the harassment…
