Yabloko Sued Out of Russia's Duma Elections
04:11 Why was 'Yabloko' allowed to participate in the elections? 08:46 What is the 'Yabloko' party today?
Consensus
- The Supreme Court of Russia considered a lawsuit against the registration of the 'Yabloko' party for the State Duma elections on August 10.
- The lawsuit was filed by the party 'Rodina'.
- The court's decision removed 'Yabloko' from participation in the State Duma elections.
- Hundreds of young supporters gathered outside the Supreme Court in Moscow to show solidarity with 'Yabloko'.
- Many of the demonstrators were under 30 years old and some were too young to vote in September.
- The supporters were peaceful and dispersed after learning the court's decision.
- The 'Yabloko' party is the only registered party in Russia that openly opposes the war in Ukraine.
- The campaign to support 'Yabloko' was initiated by Russian political emigrants and public figures abroad.
Points of divergence
- The Supreme Court session had only half of the seats filled because access passes were issued too late. — meduza
- The 'Yabloko' party unexpectedly gained popularity on social media, with videos supporting it receiving millions of views. — novaya_eu
- The 'Yabloko' party denied being formally connected to the campaign launched by emigrants. — tg_bbcrussian
- Vladimir Kara-Murza and Andrey Pivovarov launched a campaign in support of 'Yabloko' and announced the website zamir.life. — tg_varlamov_news
- The campaign was organized by a 'Public Support Committee for Yabloko', which emphasized that the party is not formally affiliated with the initiative. — tg_currenttime
- The campaign was launched by Russian opposition politicians, journalists, human rights activists, and bloggers living abroad. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (12 sources)
- «I was so nervous the last time I broke up with a girl». Hundreds of young Russians went out to support the «Yabloko» party, which came out against the war. Report from the center of Moscow — Meduza
- "Apple" proposed voting for peace — therefore they are trying to remove it from the elections. Yavlinsky spoke in support of his party — Meduza
- «There is a visible demand from people to support the position "We are for peace"." "Terrible News" with Kirill Martynov — Новая газета Европа
- Will "Apple" be removed from the elections? | "What Was That?" podcast on YouTube — BBC News Русская служба
- Russian opposition abroad urged to vote for 'Yabloko' in State Duma elections. Such support will be to the party's benefit... — BBC News Русская служба
- Russian opposition abroad urged to vote for 'Yabloko' in September State Duma elections. Yulia Navalna supports... — BBC News Русская служба
- Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrey Pivovarov and a number of other opposition figures launched a campaign in support of the 'Yabloko' party. Yulia N... — Varlamov News
- Vladimir Kara-Murza, Andrey Pivоварov, and a number of other opposition figures launched a campaign in support of the 'Yabloko' party. Yulia N... — Varlamov News
- Russian political emigrants called to vote for the party 'Yabloko' in the upcoming State Duma elections — Настоящее Время
- A number of Russian opposition politicians, journalists, human rights defenders, activists and bloggers living abroad have launched... — Радио Свобода
- A number of Russian opposition politicians, journalists, human rights defenders, activists and bloggers living abroad have launched... — Радио Свобода
- «This is our common protest». Exiled opposition launched a campaign in support of «Yabloko» in the elections — Новая газета Европа
Key entities
- Apple
- State Duma
- Yulia N... Vladimir Kar-Murza
- Russia
- Yulia Navalnaya
- Andrey Pivоварov
- YouTube
- Public Support Headquarters
- Supreme Court
- Rodina
- Europe of Novaya Gazeta
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