The St. Petersburg City Electoral Commission allowed a candidate…
The St. Petersburg City Electoral Commission allowed a candidate from the 'Yabloko' party to run in the State Duma elections but annulled the registration of another candidate, Yaroslav Kostrov, due to a conviction under an 'extremist' article. The commission also ordered a territorial election commission to reconsider the registration of another candidate, Marina Peslyak, after finding that the commission had violated procedural rules.
Consensus
- The St. Petersburg City Electoral Commission decided to allow a candidate from 'Yabloko' to run in the State Duma elections.
- The commission annulled the registration of Yaroslav Kostrov as a candidate due to a conviction under an 'extremist-related' article.
- The commission ordered the territorial election commission (TIK No. 11) to reconsider the registration of Marina Peslyak.
- Marina Peslyak claimed that TIK No. 11 violated the deadline for notifying her of document deficiencies and failed to consider her corrected documents.
- Yaroslav Kostrov was detained on July 13, 2024, and arrested for 10 days by the Leningradsky District Court on charges of 'demonstrating extremist symbolism'.
- The arrest resulted in a temporary loss of passive electoral rights, which led to the annulment of his candidacy registration.
- Kostrov was included in the unified party list of 'A Just Russia' for the State Duma elections, which was approved by the City Electoral Commission on July 13.
Points of divergence
- The City Electoral Commission also instructed the territorial commission to reconsider the registration. — tvrain
- The City Electoral Commission acknowledged that TIK No. 11's decision was unlawful. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- The Election Commission of St. Petersburg allowed the registration of a candidate from "Yabloko" for the Zaksobranie elections, but removed the environmental defender from them due to a conviction under an "extremist" article — Дождь
- St. Petersburg Electoral Commission allowed a 'Yabloko' candidate for the Legislative Council but disqualified a flood protection worker for a criminal record... — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Apple
- Saint Petersburg
- State Assembly
- Horizbirkom
- TIK
- TIK No11
- Saint Petersburg Election Commission
- Marina Peslyak