Overview
- The Supreme Court of Russia ruled on Monday, August 10, 2026, to cancel the registration of Yabloko’s federal list after a lawsuit brought by the pro‑Kremlin party Rodina.
- Rodina accused Yabloko of unpaid social‑media campaigning, copyright breaches and 'extremism', and the court received a Rosfinmonitoring document alleging foreign‑linked transfers while a CEC representative and the prosecutor partly backed the suit.
- Yabloko said it will appeal the decision and party leaders called the case politically motivated; hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Supreme Court where police checked and recorded attendees’ documents.
- Reporting on August 12 by Verstka, citing anonymous sources close to the CEC and the presidential administration, said closed internal polls showed Yabloko’s support had jumped to levels that could secure Duma seats, a factor the sources say prompted the removal.
- The removal raises questions about the role of election, law‑enforcement and financial bodies in limiting competition, and it could curtail an antiwar platform that had grown online among young voters while undermining confidence in the September 18–20 Duma vote.