Election Commission Clears Yabloko to Run Pro-Peace Candidates in State Duma Races
The party said the approval lets it field 269 federal-list candidates and 135 single-mandate contenders in the State Duma race.
- On Wednesday, Russia's Central Election Commission approved more than 400 Yabloko candidates to compete in September's parliamentary elections on a pro-peace platform for seats in the State Duma.
- Election officials also cleared the ruling United Russia party, the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, New People, and A Just Russia to participate, alongside two other parties without representation.
- Central Election Commission Chair Ella Pamfilova told the meeting, "There's one side, and then there's the other side, we treat everyone equally, and it's up to voters to decide," as the registration includes 269 federal list candidates.
- Federal approval contrasts with regional hurdles, as commissions in Petrozavodsk and Petersburg blocked candidates; Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov noted party members face punishment under administrative statutes for displaying alleged "extremist symbols."
- Yabloko expects a "difficult campaign" ahead of the Sept. 20 elections, though Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov recently dismissed the group, while Rybakov stated the decision offers a rare chance to advocate for a ceasefire.
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Election Commission Clears Yabloko to Run Pro-Peace Candidates in State Duma Races
Russia’s Central Election Commission has approved more than 400 candidates from Yabloko, the country’s oldest liberal political party, to run in September’s parliamentary elections on a pro-peace platform, the party said Wednesday.
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