Yabloko Gets 8K New Membership Applications
"Apple" received nearly 8,000 applications for party membership over the past two weeks. Nearly 8,000 people submitted applications to join the "Apple" party over the past two weeks.
Consensus
- Yabloko received nearly 8,000 applications for membership in the past two weeks.
- The party currently has approximately 4,000 members.
- The applications were reported by Kirill Goncharov, head of Yabloko's Moscow branch, in interviews with the independent journalists' cooperative 'Bereg'.
- The surge in applications occurred after Yabloko was removed from the State Duma elections.
- The removal was confirmed by the Supreme Court of Russia on August 10, and upheld by the appellate court on August 17.
- Yabloko candidates continue to run in regional and municipal elections.
- Interest in Yabloko has increased in social media, including a significant rise in Telegram subscribers.
- Goncharov stated that joining the party may have a psychological benefit for supporters who feel demotivated and disappointed.
- The party's internal rules require a two-year process before new applicants become full members.
Points of divergence
- Goncharov did not specify whether the 4,000 members refer to the Moscow branch or the entire party nationwide. — tg_varlamov_news
- The party has slightly more than one million members and active supporters nationwide, which contradicts the 4,000 figure mentioned elsewhere. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The appellate court rejected Yabloko's appeal against the Supreme Court's decision on August 17. — meduza
- At least 575 people attended the protest at the Supreme Court on August 10, and about 80 were detained during the August 17 appeal hearing. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- At least 50 people were detained during the August 17 hearing, with some receiving administrative arrests. — meduza
- The mayor of Baikal'sk, Vasily Temgenyevsky, forced a businessman to remove a 'For Peace and Freedom' poster from a store wall, despite it being legally registered and paid for. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The party's appeal in Saint Petersburg's appellate court led to the registration of three single-mandate candidates. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (9 sources)
- Almost 8 thousand applications to join the party received by "Yabloko" in the last two weeks — ASTRA
- «Apple» received nearly 8 thousand applications for joining the party in the last two weeks — SOTAvision
- Leader of Moscow 'Yabloko': in two weeks 8 thousand applications for party membership were submitted - twice as many as currently exist... — ЭХО / Новости
- Apple received eight thousand applications for joining the party in the last two weeks, said its Moscow branch leader... — Varlamov News
- Eight thousand people wanted to join the Moscow branch of 'Yabloko' in the last two weeks. This is twice as much as... — Говорит НеМосква
- Almost 8 thousand applications to join the party received by 'Apple' in the last two weeks — ASTRA
- Apple received almost eight thousand applications for joining the party in the last two weeks — Дождь
- Apple received almost eight thousand applications for joining the party in the last two weeks — Дождь (Telegram)
- Applications to join "Yabloko" (in the background of its removal from elections in the State Duma) were submitted by eight thousand people. In the party itself there are twice as few members — Meduza
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