New Socialist Party (Joan of What?)

The New Socialist Party of Russia (NSPR; : Новая Сотсиалистическая Партия России; НСПР; Novaya Sotsialisticheskaya Partiya Rossii) is a socialist political party in. In the recent, the NSPR for the first time won the presidency, with their nominee and First Secretary securing just enough states to achieve victory. The New Socialists also hold the majority of seats in the State Duma; 15 of the 25 State Governors are also New Socialists.

The NSPR was founded in 1989 by former members of the then-dominant, which had evolved from the. Many of the NSPR's founders felt that United Russia had lost touch with its socialist roots, and that it was gravitating towards the right and capitalism. The NSPR first gained prominence in the 1993 Transcaucasian gubernatorial election, when New Socialist candidate Eduard Shevardnadze won the governorship by a landslide. From then on, the NSPR slowly garnered support, especially in the western, more ethnically diverse states. However, it did not present a significant challenge to United Russia until 2008, when Zyuganov ran for president for the first time.

President-elect Gennady Zyuganov is the first President to come from the New Socialist Party. He is also the first President in recent history to not be a member of the United Russia Party.

The party's stated goal is to establish a new, modernised form of socialism in Russia. Immediate goals of the party include the nationalisation of natural resources, agriculture, and large industries within the framework of a mixed economy that allows for the growth of small and medium enterprises in the private sector. President-elect Zyuganov has also pledged to raise taxes for the rich to fund the education and health sectors.