Russia's Supreme Court bars Yabloko, only anti-war party, from September elections
The liberal opposition party was barred from State Duma elections, with nationalist Rodina party bringing the case.
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Russia's Supreme Court ruled on August 10 that Yabloko, the country's only major anti-war and liberal opposition party, cannot participate in parliamentary elections scheduled for September. The court cited alleged violations of election campaigning rules. The case was brought by the nationalist, pro-Kremlin Rodina party, which is itself running in the election.
- Yabloko, Russia's only major anti-war party, was barred from September State Duma elections by the Supreme Court on August 10.
- The court cited alleged violations of election campaigning rules as the reason for the ban.
- The nationalist, pro-Kremlin Rodina party brought the case against Yabloko and is itself running in the same elections.
- The ruling removes the primary opposition voice critical of Russia's conflict in Ukraine from the parliamentary ballot.
How it unfolded
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BBC, AP News, Al Jazeera, Reuters and The Moscow Times all publish reports confirming the Supreme Court's decision to bar Yabloko from the September parliamentary elections.
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The Kyiv Independent reports that Russia's Supreme Court has barred the only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections, noting that the nationalist, pro-Kremlin Rodina party brought the case.
“Russia's Supreme Court bars only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections.”
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Russia's Supreme Court ruled that Yabloko, the country's only major anti-war party, cannot participate in the State Duma elections scheduled for September. The court cited alleged violations of election campaigning rules.
What people are saying verbatim
“Russia's Supreme Court bars only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections.”
kyivindependent.com · Bluesky · Aug 10, 12:50 PM
“Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.”
BBC News · BBC · Aug 10, 2:19 PM
“Russia's Supreme Court has barred the country's only major anti-war opposition party, Yabloko, from participating in the State Duma elections scheduled for September.”
osintradar.bsky.social · Bluesky · Aug 10, 1:15 PM
Voices from the web unedited
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Russia has removed the only war opposition party from its ballots
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One can hope that they find it in themselves to switch from wanting pillage and murder to actually having a functional society, but it's highly unlikely..... I would even go as far as to say there is a higher chance for NK and SK to merge than Russia becoming peaceful. a society that is not at war, will unite against the government, instead of…
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Russia bars only anti-war party 'Yabloko' from September parliamentary elections Russia's Supreme Court on Monday barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko (Apple), from running in September's parliamentary elections. About a hundred protesters gathered outside the courthouse chanting, "Shame! Shame!" after the ruling was delivered…
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"Yabloko" was the only political party in Russia opposing the war, and now even they are being removed from elections. Russians even held a protest rally, they're even writing the word "peace" on the pavement.
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This is what makes me a little surprised that they banned the party from participating in the "election." They could have that party get like 0.01% of the vote and then point out how unpopular they really are. I guess they are more concerned about the damage their campaign messages would do.
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KYIV POST: Russia’s Supreme Court Bars Yabloko, Only Pro-Peace Party, From Upcoming Elections https://www. kyivpost.com/post/82094 Russia’s Supreme Court removed the only liberal party, Yabloko, from the upcoming State Duma elections in September, after granting a lawsuit filed by the nationalist Rodina party on Monday, Aug. 10. Hundreds of…
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First off the ballot, then under pressure. Russia's Supreme Court removed Yabloko from the State Duma election after a Rodina lawsuit citing alleged copyright violations, foreign funding and "extremist" material. A youth protest was dispersed within minutes. #Russia
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No shit. A “court” almost by definition is an apex instrument of state sovereignty. It’s how the internal logic of a state gets translated into formal judgments. The only thing more “in the pockets of the ruling class” would be a King or a dictator like Putin who *is* the ruling class.
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Russia's Supreme Court bars only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections https:// kyivindependent.com/russias-su preme-court-bars-only-pro-peace-party-from-parliamentary-elections/ The case was brought by the nationalist, pro-Kremlin Rodina party, which is also running in the election. # Ukraine
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‼️ The only party that advocated peace was removed from the elections in Russia Supreme Court of the Russian Federation decided to prevent the Yabloko party from participating in the elections. When announcing the decision, the judge did not even read the motivational part.