Democratic Party (United States) but the name "Democratic Party" was eventually settled upon and became the official name in 1844. Members of the party are called "Democrats" or "Dems". The term "Democrat Party" has also been in local use, but has usually been used by opponents since 1952 as a disparaging term. The most common mascot symbol for the party has been the donkey, or jackass. Andrew Jackson's enemies twisted his name to "jackass" as a term of ridicule regarding a stupid and stubborn animal. However, the Democrats liked the common-man implications and picked it up too, therefore the image persisted and evolved. Its
Christian Democratic Party of Russia Ministry's refusal to register the party. Christian Democratic Party of Russia The Christian Democratic Party of Russia () is a Christian Democratic political party in the Russian Federation. It was founded in May 1990. It maintains fraternal relations with Christian Democratic parties in Europe and around the world. Party leader Alexander Chuev was on the Unity ticket in the legislative elections in 1999 and the United Russia ticket in 2007 and was elected to the State Duma. In 2002 the party planned to file a complaint in a Moscow court against the law on political parties which banned the creation