Yabloko Appeals Russian Supreme Court Ruling Barring It From State Duma Elections
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The election commission allowed it, but then the Supreme Court still excluded the liberal Yabloko from the Russian parliamentary elections. The Kremlin would have had an interest in spectacularly defeating the party that opposed the war throughout, but they may have feared what message it would send if it did enter parliament. The appeal will be decided on Monday.
Putin personally decided to exclude the Yabluko party from the electoral list – media Putin personally decided to exclude the Yabluko party from the electoral list for the State Duma. Kiriyenko and the FSB advocated this, considering the party risky for the authorities.
The liberal party Yabloko is fighting this week for its last chance to be allowed to participate in the Russian parliamentary elections in September. Its exclusion appears to be the result of the actions of the Russian security service FSB, which is being granted far too much power to the liking of the Russian elite.
In Russia, the liberal Jabloko party has appealed against its exclusion from the parliamentary election next month.
In Moscow, on 14 August, police officers issued warnings of "unacceptable" at least not...
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