The party 'Rodina' filed a lawsuit seeking to remove 'Yabloko' from…
The party 'Rodina' filed a lawsuit seeking to remove 'Yabloko' from the State Duma elections, citing violations including unauthorized use of intellectual property, support for the banned LGBT movement, and incitement of social discord. The case was heard at the Supreme Court, where Yabloko denied the claims and argued that all documents had been approved by the Central Election Commission.
Consensus
- The party 'Rodina' filed a legal case at the Supreme Court to remove 'Yabloko' from participation in the State Duma elections.
- The case involves allegations of intellectual property violations by 'Yabloko' in its campaign materials.
- The Central Election Commission (CEC) had previously registered 'Yabloko's' list of candidates for the elections on July 29.
- 'Yabloko' denies the allegations and claims that its registration was properly approved by the CEC.
- The lawsuit includes claims about the use of copyrighted materials such as film footage from 'War and Peace' (1967), images of Dmitry Medvedev and Victoria Bony, and the use of the song 'Pust' vsegda budet solntse' and the phrase 'Lish' by ne bylo voyny'.
- The lawsuit also alleges that 'Yabloko' supports the banned international LGBT movement, which the Russian authorities have declared extremist.
Points of divergence
- The use of AI-generated materials in 'Yabloko's' campaign materials was cited as a violation by 'Rodina'. — kommersant
- The 'Yabloko' party's leadership, including Nikolai Rybakov, stated that the CEC's decision to admit them was unanimous. — kommersant
- The 'Yabloko' party faced criticism from other opposition parties, including accusations of lying and being an agent of foreign influence from Alexey Nechaev of 'Novye Lyudi', and allegations of treason from Sergei Mironov of 'Sправедливая Россия'. — kommersant
- The lawsuit specifically mentions the use of the phrase 'Lish' by ne bylo voyny' as a violation, noting it appears in multiple Soviet and Russian works. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The lawsuit claims that 'Yabloko' used the song 'Pust' vsegda budет solntse' without permission, and that the use of this song is a formal violation. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (2 sources)
- Representative of "Motherland" in court listed grounds for removing "Yabloko" from elections — Коммерсантъ
- In lawsuit to remove from elections, 'Yabloko' accused of infringing rights to Soviet songs and supporting LGBT — The Moscow Times