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Russian Antiwar Party Yabloko Removed from Regional Elections in Kaliningrad and Sverdlovsk

morning · · thread: Russia's Central Election Commission Registers Yabloko Party for State Duma Elections

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  • Meduza Latvia · Centre-left · Crowdfunded; exiled Russian newsroom
  • Novaya Gazeta Europe Latvia · Centre-left · Crowdfunded; exiled Russian newsroom

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Russian courts have removed the antiwar party Yabloko from the ballot for regional legislative elections in the Kaliningrad and Sverdlovsk regions. In the Sverdlovsk region, a court sided with the LDPR party to revoke Yabloko's list. The LDPR cited the use of blocked social networks Facebook and Instagram, the use of Sberbank and Ozon Bank logos in campaign posts, and the spending of funds outside the official election fund. In Kaliningrad, a court satisfied a lawsuit filed by the Communists of Russia party to cancel the party's registration. Yabloko leadership noted that the lawsuits from LDPR and the Communists of Russia were nearly identical. Yabloko intends to appeal these decisions, and its candidates for 18 single mandate districts in the Sverdlovsk region remain in the race. These rulings follow a pattern of removals in other areas, including the Pskov and Karelia regions, as well as refusals to register lists in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Additionally, the Supreme Court previously removed Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma elections following a lawsuit by the Rodina party. The party continues to participate in elections for the parliaments of the Novgorod and Tomsk regions.

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