Russia Elections: Yabloko Clears Duma Threshold?

The Kaliningrad Regional Court ruled to remove the Yabloko party list from the regional legislative assembly elections. The lawsuit was filed by the local branch of the Communists of Russia. Today, the party list was removed from the Sverdlovsk legislative assembly elections following a lawsuit by the LDPR. Prior to this, Yabloko was also disqualified from participating in campaigns in several other regions and from its federal list in the State Duma elections, which will take place on September 18–20, a single voting day. RBC Channel on Max RBC app for iOS and Android

The Kremlin is clearly alarmed by the popularity of Russia’s Yabloko party, which is running on an anti-war platform. The decision to bar the party from running on party lists, as well as the severe sentence imposed on Yabloko’s deputy chairman Lev Shlosberg, show that Russia’s leaders are afraid of the people and determined to deny them any real choice in the Duma elections.

The Central Election Commission removed Yabloko from the State Duma election ballot. The decision was based on the Supreme Court's position. Yabloko finished second on the ballot as a result of the July 30 draw. It was after this result that parliamentary opposition leaders began publicly condemning the party's anti-war stance, culminating in a lawsuit filed by the non-parliamentary Rodina party in the Supreme Court. Follow Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram

There will be no second party on the State Duma election ballot, as the Central Election Commission expelled the Yabloko party, which was in the running for the term, after the decision of the Supreme Court's Appeals Board came into force. Now there are 10 parties left on the ballot, and their numbers have not changed. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android

At its meeting on August 18, the Central Election Commission amended the ballot for the federal district elections to the State Duma. The Yabloko party's federal list was removed from the ballot. "Line number 2 is being excluded, but the numbering of the other lines on the ballot remains unchanged," said commission secretary Natalya Budarina. This, she said, is because the party numbers obtained by lottery are retained on the ballot. The decision was made unanimously. RBK channel on "Max" RBK app for iOS and Android

The Central Election Commission has excluded Yabloko from the federal ballot for the Duma elections, leaving 10 parties on it. Earlier, the Rodina party filed a lawsuit to remove the party from the elections. The Supreme Court upheld the lawsuit. The basis for the decision was, in particular, copyright violations during the election campaign and transfers of funds to the election fund from individuals who received funding from abroad. The day before, the Supreme Court upheld the decision to remove Yabloko from the State Duma elections. More IZ RU news in MAX

The Central Electoral Commission has changed the text of the federal ballot for the State Duma elections, removing the Yabloko party from the list, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

The Russian Central Election Commission has decided to remove information about Yabloko from the federal ballot for the State Duma elections.

In Russia, the anti-war party "Yabluko" lost the appeal in the case of withdrawal from the elections

Yabloko party founder Grigory Yavlinsky stated that the party had accomplished the main goal of its election campaign, despite being disqualified from the State Duma elections. His statement was published on the party's website. According to the politician, Yabloko managed to convey to voters a position that differs from the proposals of other campaign participants. Yavlinsky called the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify the party from the elections "unprecedented." However, Yabloko will continue to participate in the 2026 elections. 127 party candidates continue to run for the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies, and party lists have been admitted to elections to the parliaments of the Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, and Pskov regions. RBC channel on "Max" RBC app for iOS and Android [in reply to: The Supreme Court rejected Yabloko's appeal. The decision to disqualify the party from the elections remains in effect. Both the defendant and the plaintiff, the Rodina party, previously filed appeals against the decision. Yabloko told RBC that it will appeal to the Presidium of the Supreme Court in the near future. The hearing was attended by Vladimir Zaitsev, Chairman of the Appellate Board of the Supreme Court, his deputy Igor Zinchenko, and Judge Denis Tyutin. Rodina was represented by its representative, Alexei Novoselov; the Central Election Commission (CEC) was represented by commission representative Sergei Sakharov; Yabloko was represented by party chairman Nikolai Rybakov, its representatives, Yaroslav Shcherbakov and Vitaly Isakov, and lawyer Gadzhi Aliyev. RBK Channel on Max RBK app for iOS and Android]

The Russian Central Election Commission will consider the issue of removing Yabloko from the ballot at its meeting on August 18, according to the commission's agenda. More IZ RU news in MAX

The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation will consider the issue of removing Yabloko from the ballot at its meeting on August 18 - draft agenda

The Central Election Commission will consider the issue of removing Yabloko from the ballot at its next meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Bulaev announced. "The ballots have not yet been prepared. They have just been approved, and are being adjusted. After receiving the court's decision, the Central Election Commission will be obliged to amend the ballot. I think we will have to consider this issue at the next CEC meeting in accordance with the court's decision," Bulaev told TASS. As electoral lawyer Oleg Zakharov explained to Vedomosti, if a party list is removed before the ballots are printed, the Central Election Commission will re-approve the ballot form. According to him, if Yabloko drops out, the LDPR, which is running at No. 3, will not become No. 2, since by law the number obtained in the draw is retained until the end of the election campaign. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android [in reply to: Yabloko will not participate in the State Duma elections: the decision to deregister the party's federal list has entered into force. Yabloko members plan to file a complaint with the Presidium of the Supreme Court. Yabloko's representative to the Russian Central Election Commission, Ivan Bolshakov, previously told Vedomosti that the party was preparing lawsuits to protect its business reputation against Rodina chairman Alexei Zhuravlev and other leaders of parliamentary parties who "made defamatory statements" against Yabloko. Max | Telegram | Newsletter | iOS App | Android]

The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation will be obligated to consider the issue of changing the ballot after receiving a court decision to deregister the list of Yabloko candidates for the State Duma elections, Bulaev told Interfax.

The Supreme Court upheld the decision to disqualify Yabloko from the State Duma elections. The court rejected the party's appeal. According to it, the decision to disqualify Yabloko from the elections to the lower house of parliament has entered into force. On August 10, the Supreme Court upheld the administrative claim of the Rodina party and canceled the registration of Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma elections. It was established that this party conducted campaigning in violation of intellectual property laws, and funds were also deposited into its account from individuals who received money through funding from foreign states. Zvezdanews in MAX [in reply to: The Yabloko party was disqualified from the elections to the Russian State Duma. The Russian Supreme Court has upheld the Rodina party's claim. Here's the highlights: The Rodina party filed a lawsuit to deregister the federal list of candidates on Friday. Yabloko was accused of promoting LGBT* rights, extremism, inciting social discord, and violating the rules for compiling the electoral list. At the Supreme Court hearing, a Rodina representative listed materials posted on Yabloko's website and social media that violate election campaigning rules and copyright. What the Rodina representative said: Among the claims: the use of the phrase "Let there always be sunshine, let there always be mom," stills from the 1967 film "War and Peace," images of Dmitry Medvedev, Victoria Bonya, and other AI-generated materials. The party did not identify the authors of the works or cite their sources when publishing them. Also, the Yabloko website posted emblems of other parliamentary parties without the consent of the copyright holders. A number of materials in support of Yabloko were distributed by foreign agents, as well as through foreign social networks, with payment not coming from the election fund. 218 Yabloko State Duma candidates received notices of the absence of foreign assets even before the party congress, thereby violating the law at the nomination and registration stage. Yabloko's campaign expenses significantly exceed established limits for its electoral fund. Yabloko denied the accusations. * — The LGBT movement is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation and is banned. Video not loading? Watch in MAX]

#BREAKING Russia's Supreme Court rejects the appeal of the anti-war party Yabloko's against the ban on taking part in parliamentary elections next month

The Supreme Court upheld the decision to disqualify the Yabloko party from the State Duma elections. The court rejected the Yabloko party's appeal against the decision to deregister its federal list of candidates for the State Duma elections, an Izvestia correspondent reports. Earlier, the Rodina party filed a lawsuit to disqualify the party from the elections. The Supreme Court upheld the claim. The basis for the decision was, in particular, copyright violations during the election campaign and transfers of funds to the electoral fund from individuals who received funding from abroad. More IZ RU news in MAX

The decision to deregister the Yabloko party's list of candidates for the State Duma elections has entered into force – the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

The Supreme Court of Russia has removed the only anti-war party on the ballot, Yabluko, from the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The court made this decision after considering a lawsuit by the Rodina party, which accused the Yabluko party of extremism and copyright infringement. Astra reports that this is the first case in modern Russian history when a party registered to participate in the elections has been excluded from the ballot. The political force intends to appeal the court's decision and also file a lawsuit to protect its business reputation against the Rodina party. According to Meduza, hundreds of young people came to the Supreme Court building to support Yabluko. Security forces are threatening everyone present with military registration and enlistment subscribe

Russia: Supreme Court excludes anti-war party Yabloko from elections

In Russia, the only anti-war party "Yabluko" was removed from the elections through the court

URGENTLY, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has removed the Yabloko party list from the State Duma elections.

The Russian Supreme Court has disqualified the Yabloko political party from the elections to the ninth State Duma, deregistering its federal list of candidates. An Izvestia correspondent reports this from the courtroom. The court granted the administrative claim to cancel the registration of the federal list of candidates nominated by the Yabloko party. Thus, the federal list of the party, previously registered by the Central Electoral Commission of the Russian Federation, is excluded from participation in the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the 9th convocation. Elections of deputies of the State Duma of the ninth convocation will be held from September 18 to 20, 2026. More IZ RU news in MAX [in reply to: The Prosecutor General's Office has advocated for the removal of Yabloko from the State Duma elections, an Izvestia correspondent reports from the courtroom. "We believe that there are all grounds for satisfying the claim in accordance with the law, and we ask that Yabloko be removed from the State Duma elections," he said. the prosecutor during a hearing of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Among the grounds, he cited the party's receipt of foreign funding, as well as violations of legislation on combating extremism. More IZ RU news in MAX]

The Russian Supreme Court upheld a lawsuit to deregister Yabloko's list of candidates for the State Duma elections.

The Russian Supreme Court has granted the Rodina party's request to deregister the Yabloko party's list of candidates for the State Duma elections, a Kommersant correspondent reports. Follow Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram [in reply to: The scene outside the Russian Supreme Court, where the Rodina party's claim to disqualify Yabloko from the State Duma elections is being heard today. Those gathered are chanting "Yabloko!" and singing songs. The court has now retired to the deliberation room to make a decision. Erdni Kagaltynov/ Kommersant Follow Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram]

Following a request from the Central Election Commission, Rosfinmonitoring has found foreign funding for the Yabloko party. A CEC representative announced this during a court hearing, an RBC correspondent reports. The CEC received Rosfinmonitoring's response on August 7. During the previous election campaign in July and August, Yabloko's federal list included individuals who received foreign funding, the agency reported. In addition, several dozen of its counterparties have sources of such funding, Rosfinmonitoring added. A Yabloko representative declined to comment on Rosfinmonitoring's response in the courtroom. On August 7, the Rodina party requested that the Supreme Court cancel the registration of Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma elections. RBC Channel on Max RBC app for iOS and Android

Russia's liberal party Yabloko is threatened with exclusion from the election.