Yabloko Candidate Skripkin Withdraws from Ulyanovsk Duma Race
Eugene Skripkin, a candidate for the State Duma from the Yabloko party in Ulyanovsk Oblast, withdrew from the election due to pressure, according to party sources. The regional election commission annulled his registration on September 7 based on his personal application.
Consensus
- Eugene Skripkin is a candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko in Ulyanovsk Oblast.
- Skripkin is a deputy head of the Ulyanovsk regional branch of Yabloko.
- Skripkin works as a methodist at the state sports school 'Favorit'.
- The Ulyanovsk Regional Election Commission annulled Skripkin's registration on September 7.
- The annulment was based on Skripkin's personal application.
- Skripkin withdrew from the election due to pressure.
- Yabloko's press service stated that the withdrawal was due to pressure but did not provide details.
- Skripkin previously ran for the regional legislature and Ulyanovsk city council in 2013 and 2015.
- Another Yabloko candidate, Ivan Telyatyeve from Mari El, withdrew from the State Duma election on August 31 due to pressure.
Points of divergence
- The Ulyanovsk Regional Election Commission canceled Skripkin's registration 'on the basis of his personal statement'. — tg_idelrealii
- Skripkin is a candidate-odnomandatnik (single-mandate candidate) and a methodist at the state sports school 'Favorite'. — tg_astrapress
- Skripkin is described as a 'budget employee' (kandidat-budzhetnik) of Yabloko. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Ulyanovsk region, Yabloko candidate for the State Duma Evgeny Skripkin withdrew from elections 'due to pressure'. Details in p... — Idel.Реалии
- In Ulyanovsk region, due to pressure from Duma elections, candidate from 'Yabloko' withdrew — ASTRA
- Budget candidate from 'Yabloko' withdrew from Duma elections in Ulyanovsk region due to pressure — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия