Courts remove three Yabloko candidates from Duma race
Minus three: courts have removed three more candidates from the elections — from the 'Yabloko' and 'Communist Party of Russia'. The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court removed Yabloko candidate Dmitry Smirnov from the State Duma elections because of a photograph of Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister.
Consensus
- Three Yabloko candidates were removed from the State Duma elections on September 8.
- The removals were based on court rulings.
- The cases were initiated by candidates from the 'Pensioners' Party' (or 'Partiya Pensiyonerov').
- The courts in Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow Oblast were involved.
- The candidates were removed due to alleged violations of election rules.
- The decisions are subject to appeal by Yabloko.
- The removals occurred in the context of broader legal actions against Yabloko candidates.
Points of divergence
- Chelyabinsk Oblast Court removed two Yabloko candidates on September 8 and 9, including the head of the regional Yabloko branch, Yaroslav Shcherbakov, and environmentalist Andrey Taleylin. The court canceled Taleylin's registration because he did not familiarize himself with the lawsuit. — tg_horizontal_russia
- The Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Court canceled the registration of Dmitry Smirnov on September 8 for holding a position over ten years ago. — tg_idelrealii
- The Nizhny Novgorod Oblast court removed Dmitry Smirnov, a rock musician, from the election in the Avtozavodsky single-mandate district No. 133. — tg_sibrealii
- The Nizhny Novgorod Oblast courts removed Dmitry Smirnov from the election in the Avtozavodskiy single-mandate district No. 1, a rock musician. — tg_severrealii
- The Moscow Oblast Court canceled the registration of Yury Vaskin based on QR codes in his campaign brochure leading to Telegram and VKontakte pages of the Oдинцово Yabloko, which were deemed to contain content violating copyright. — tvrain
- The Moscow Oblast Court canceled Yury Vaskin's registration based on QR codes in his campaign materials leading to Telegram and VKontakte channels of the Oдинцово Yabloko. — tg_tvrain
- The Moscow Oblast Court canceled registration of Yury Vaskin, citing QR codes in his campaign brochure that led to Telegram and VKontakte groups of Oдинцово Yabloko. The court accepted the argument that the content in these groups violated copyright, as ruled by the Supreme Court in August. — mediazona
- The Moscow Oblast court canceled Yury Vaskin’s registration due to QR codes in his campaign materials linking to unofficial Yabloko pages, which contained reposts of official party content found to violate copyright by the Supreme Court. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The expert in the Smirnov case stated that the German cross on Lemmy Kilmister’s neck 'resembles a Nazi award to the point of confusion' and is associated with Nazi symbolism in public perception. — mediazona
- The Nizhny Novgorod court removed Dmitry Smirnov due to a photo of Lemmy Kilmister with a German cross on his neck, which was allegedly linked to extremist symbolism. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The court in the Smirnov case accepted the expert's opinion that the symbol 'resembles a Nazi award to the degree of confusion' and is associated with Nazi imagery in public consciousness. — mediazona
- The court in the Vaskin case rejected objections about the timing of the posts (November 2025) without explanation. — mediazona
Coverage (10 sources)
- Courts removed two more regional Apple Party members from Duma elections — without their participation, the Chelyabinsk regional court canceled registration on September 9... — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Courts removed two more regional Apple Party members from Duma elections — without their participation — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Court in Nizhny Novgorod removed from elections the 'Yabloko' Duma candidate Dmitry Smirnov for a post more than a decade ago — Idel.Реалии
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court removed from Duma elections the — Сибирь.Реалии
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court removed from Duma elections the — Север.Реалии
- Court removed a third candidate for deputies to the State Duma from 'Yabloko' from the election in one day — Дождь
- Court removed third-in-a-day candidate for State Duma deputies from 'Yabloko' — Дождь (Telegram)
- Courts removed two more 'Yabloko' candidates from Duma elections — due to Motorhead leader photo and QR codes in campaign brochure — Медиазона
- Minus three: courts removed three more candidates from elections — from 'Yabloko' and 'Communist Party of Russia' — Говорит НеМосква
- Court in Nizhny Novgorod removed from elections candidate to State Duma from "Yabloko" Dmitry Smirnov for post more than ten years ago — Idel.Реалии
Key entities
- Apple
- State Duma
- Dmitry Smirnov
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court
- Autozavodskoy Single-Mandate District
- Party of Pensioners
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Yuri Vaskin
- Chelyabinsk Regional Court
- Motörhead
- Alexey Rizovatov
- VKontakte
- Communists of Russia
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