On January 30, 2006, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation refused to register the National Bolshevik Party.
The official refusal of the ministry was explained, the registration was denied, in particular on the grounds that "the program of the political party" National Bolshevik Party "contains signs of nationality, expressed in the indication of the goals of protecting the rights of the Russian and Russian-speaking population, which is a violation of the requirements of Article 9 of the Federal law on political parties .
The statement regarding the refusal to register the NBP refuted the information contained in the document point by point, and the decision was regarded as the fulfillment of a political directive - to refuse registration of the NBP as a political party.
"We, the NBP, have complied with all the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation. The reasons for the refusal are exclusively political ," the party said in a statement. " This means that we, the National Bolsheviks, no longer need their permission . "
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