Courts Remove Matveev and Yabloko from Duma Race
The Samara Regional Court removed Mikhail Matveev and the party Yabloko from the race for the Russian State Duma on August 14, 2026, following lawsuits over alleged violations of intellectual property and campaign finance laws. The Central Election Commission confirmed that courts, not election commissions, made the decisions.
Consensus
- The Central Election Commission did not remove Mikhail Matveev or Yabloko from the election race.
- The decisions to remove Matveev and Yabloko were made by courts, not by election commissions.
- The Samara Regional Court ruled on August 14, 2025, to remove Mikhail Matveev from the Duma race.
- An appeal was filed by Anna Sarantseva, a candidate from the Pensioners' Party, alleging intellectual property violations by Matveev.
- The Supreme Court of Russia ruled on August 10, 2026, to remove Yabloko from the Duma race based on alleged violations of intellectual property, campaign financing, and election law.
- Yabloko rejected the court's decision and demanded its full reversal.
- Matveev denied any violations in his campaign materials.
Points of divergence
- The Samara Regional Court's decision was made on August 14, 2024. — riamo
- The Supreme Court of Russia ruled on August 20, 2026. — vedomosti
- The Supreme Court found violations in intellectual property, foreign financing, and extremism, though it did not confirm extremism. — vedomosti
- The Supreme Court did not rule on foreign financing or extremism. — riamo
- Anna Sarantseva claimed Matveev used images from media and Microsoft fonts without permission. — vedomosti
- Anna Sarantseva alleged serious violations of federal legislation by Matveev. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- Pamfilova stated that courts removed Matveev and "Yabloko" from elections — РИАМО
- Pamfilova commented on the removal of Matveev and 'Yabloko' from the State Duma elections — Ведомости
Key entities
- Apple
- Mikhail Matveyev
- Ellya Pamfilova
- Russia
- Komsomolskaya Pravda
- State Duma
- CIC
- Central Election Commission
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