Just Cause
June 25, 2011 at the extraordinary congress of the party "Right Cause" Prokhorov joined the party and was elected its leader for four years. According to the magazine The New Times, the campaign planned to spend a lot Prokhorov $ 100 million of cash and as much again expected to take from his colleagues in the business community. In July 2011, Prokhorov was invited to the party known fighter against drug trafficking, the founder of the fund, "City Without Drugs" by Evgeny Roizman. Prokhorov invited him to go to the polls in the State Duma on the federal list of that, if successful, be able to deal with the formation of the state anti-drug and alcohol policy and legislation. In August 2011 the party also joined the famous Russian journalist, author of Show: "Look, " Alexander Lyubimov.
In early September 2011, shortly before the congress, "Right Cause" (scheduled for September 14-15) in the press it was reported some dissatisfaction with the activities of regional branches of the party as leader of Prokhorov. On September 14 the first day of the congress, held at the Russian Academy of Sciences, opponents Prokhorov won the majority seats in the credentials committee. At a briefing convened an urgent evening of September 14 Prokhorov announced the termination of authority of the head of the executive committee and the executive committee of Andrei Dunayev in full. Prokhorov also expelled from the Party and Andrei Bogdanov brothers Ryavkin, with the wording "for causing political damage to the party, " and accused of attempting to "corporate raid party" Radium Khabirova.
The morning of 15 September in the radio station "Ekho Moskvy" Prokhorov called on his supporters to leave the party and announced his intention to create a new party. Opponents gathered Prokhorov September 15 World Trade Center (WTC) in Krasnaya Presnya where raised the issue of resignation Prokhorov [26]. Andrew Danube, which Prokhorov September 14 dismissed the head of the executive committee, announced at the Congress at the WTC: "It was reported in the media that Prokhorov creates his own party. I propose now to vote for removal from the post of Prokhorova party leader. " The congress endorsed Dunayev and removed from his post as leader of Prokhorov. Acting head of the party he was elected Andrei Dunaev. The formal reason for the displacement Prokhorov was a conflict with some regional offices, "Right Cause", and the decision to include in Prokhorov's election list of the drug fighter Evgeny Roizman, who had a criminal record, and therefore objectionable to the Kremlin administration. Prokhorov himself at this congress was not present and took part in a congress held in parallel to the supporters of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where it was announced that "the actual capture of the party, " and alleged fraud in the credentials committee, which, according to Prokhorov, "planned and carried out workers Administration of the President, subject to Surkov. " Prokhorov said that may no longer be associated with the party, run by "the Kremlin's puppet masters, " and urged his supporters to go out of it. The main culprit "corporate raid" the party announced Prokhorov MV Surkov. In support of the Prokhorov at the meeting were made by the journalist Alexander Lyubimov, and Alla Pugacheva.
After the scandal with the "Just Cause" Prokhorov for three months has disappeared from public policy.