Chuvashia court removes two Yabloko candidates from State Duma race
In the Chuvash Republic, a court removed both 'Yabloko' candidates for the State Duma from the election. The Chuvash Republic Supreme Court canceled the registration of 'Yabloko' candidates Vladislav Arkadyev and Viktor Stentshin.
Consensus
- The Supreme Court of Chuvashia cancelled the registration of two Yabloko candidates for the State Duma.
- The candidates were Vladislav Arkadyev and Viktor Steenshin.
- Arkadyev ran in Cheboksary Constituency No. 43, Steenshin in Kanash Constituency No. 42.
- The lawsuits were filed by candidates from 'Zelyonye' and 'Kommunisty Rossii'.
- The lawsuits cited alleged foreign financing through party transfers to candidates' campaign funds.
- The court's decisions have not yet entered into force.
- Yabloko plans to appeal the court rulings.
- The candidates' removal is part of a broader pattern of Yabloko's disqualification in multiple regions.
Points of divergence
- The amount transferred to Steenshin's fund was 23,6 thousand rubles, and to Arkadyev's fund was 31 thousand rubles. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The estimated advertising costs were approximately 2.36 million rubles for Steenshin and 2.47 million rubles for Arkadyev. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The lawsuit against Arkadyev also mentioned work with the TOS 'Zvezdochka' and unmarked mentions of Boris Vishnevsky. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The alleged foreign financing is linked to the Russian Supreme Court's decision to remove Yabloko's federal list. — tg_echoonline_news
- The lawsuit against Arkadyev included claims about unmarked mentions of Boris Vishnevsky and alleged misuse of official position in relation to TOS 'Zvezdochka'. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (4 sources)
- Courts disqualified three 'Yabloko' candidates for the State Duma from districts in Udmurtia and Chuvashia from elections — Медиазона
- In Chuvashia, court removed both 'Yabloko' candidates from Duma elections — SOTAvision
- Chuvash court removed both 'Yabloko' candidates from elections — ЭХО / Новости
- Chuvash court removed both 'Yabloko' candidates from State Duma elections — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Apple
- State Duma
- Chuvashia
- Vladislav Arkadyev
- Supreme Court
- Viktor Stenshin
- Chuvash Court
- Udmurtia
- Communists of Russia
- Green
- Iya Boronina
- Kanashsky District
- Zelenoy
- Izhovsk single-member district