Gennady Zyuganov 2012 presidential campaign

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The Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2012 was the presidential campaign of Gennady Zyuganov in the 2012 Russian presidential election. This was the fourth presidential campaign of Zyuganov, who had been a candidate in both the 1996, 2000, and 2008 elections.

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In September 2011, Zyuganov became the CPRF's candidate for the 2012 presidential election. Zyuganov declared that the election would be a referendum on "a 20 year experiment" of the liberalization of the Russian political sphere.^[1] Zyuganov referred to the existing government as a "gang of folks who...have humiliated the country."^[1]

In the 2012 Russian presidential election on 4 March 2012, Zyuganov once again came in second place by receiving 17% of the vote.^[2]

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Zyuganov promised a return to socialism and an end to Russia's economic decline.^[1]

• Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 1996
• Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2000
• Gennady Zyuganov presidential campaign, 2008