* Leaders: Nikita Belykh chairman of the Federal Political Council (since May 28, 2005); Leonid Gozman Deputy Chairman of the Federal Political Council (since May 28, 2005). Former leaders: Anatoly Chubais, Boris Nemtsov, Irina Khakhamada
* Ideology: The SPS is commonly regarded as a liberal opposition party, supporting western-style capitalism, and associated with free market reforms and privatization of the 1990s under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin
* Membership: The party is hopeful of hitting the 50,000 mark (the minimum number of members a federal party needs to register under the law) by the beginning of 2006
* Results: Won two seats in the State Duma in the 2003 election in single-seat constituencies. Failed to negotiate the 5% threshold to take up seats on party lists. Garnered 8.6% of the votes in the 1999 election
