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Russia’s Supreme Court Hears Case to Remove Anti‑War Party Yabloko From Duma Ballot

A court ruling could strip Yabloko from the Sept. 20 vote after the Central Election Commission presented a secret document alleging banned foreign funding.

Simpatizantes del partido 'Yabloko' se concentran ante la sede del Tribunal Supremo de Rusia durante la vista judicial en la que se decidirá si sus candidatos son retirados de las legislativas en septiembre.
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Overview

  • The Supreme Court held a hearing on Monday, August 10, after the Central Election Commission delivered a previously undisclosed document it said shows Yabloko received funds of foreign origin prohibited under Russian law.
  • The CEC also backed claims in a Rodina lawsuit that Yabloko used copyrighted material improperly in campaign materials, charges the party rejects as false.
  • A regional precedent matters: a similar Rodina complaint led Karelia’s high court last month to bar Yabloko from local ballots, and that ruling is cited in the national case.
  • Yabloko says the legal push is political retaliation for its public call for peace in Ukraine, has distanced itself from an exiled-opposition appeal to vote for it, and hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Moscow court.
  • If the court removes Yabloko from the Duma ballot, the move would narrow legal anti-war representation in Russia and could shift protest votes, with polling showing many Russians favor an end to the war and the party pressing for prisoner releases and peace talks.