Leader of 'Rodina' List in Tver Removed from Elections
Maxim Larin, the head of the 'Rodina' party list in Tver Oblast, was removed from the regional legislative assembly elections due to owning foreign financial instruments, including shares in Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Strategy Inc. Despite claiming he could not sell them due to sanctions, courts upheld the decision, citing that he had signed a declaration denying foreign assets before registration.
Consensus
- Maxim Larin was removed from the list of candidates for the Tver Oblast Legislative Assembly.
- The removal was due to ownership of foreign financial instruments, specifically shares in Apple, Microsoft, Meta, and Strategy, Inc.
- Larin had signed a declaration during registration stating he did not possess foreign financial instruments.
- Larin claimed he could not sell the shares due to sanctions and provided a screenshot from T-Bank support as evidence.
- Larin attempted to sell the shares after registration, not before.
- The Tver Oblast Court rejected Larin's appeal on August 18.
- The First Appellate Court upheld the decision on August 26.
- Larin is the head of the agroholding 'Afanasy' and previously belonged to United Russia.
- In 2021, Larin organized a festival in Tver called 'MacLarin for the Motherland'.
Points of divergence
- Larin sold shares of Strategy Inc. on August 4. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The First Appellate Court confirmed the decision on August 26. — tg_echoonline_news
- Meta is declared an extremist organization in Russia. — tg_svobodnieslova
- The headline mentions only Apple and Meta, omitting Microsoft and Strategy Inc. — tvrain
Coverage (5 sources)
- Leader of the 'Motherland' list in Tver region removed from elections due to Apple, Meta, and Microsoft campaigns. Court, reviewing appeal... — SOTAvision
- Leader of the 'Motherland' Party list removed from elections in the Legislative Assembly of Tver region due to ownership of Apple, Microsoft and M... shares — ЭХО / Новости
- Leader of the 'Motherland' list in Tver region removed from elections due to Apple, Meta, and Microsoft shares — Дождь (Telegram)
- Leader of the 'Motherland' list in Tver region removed from elections due to Apple and Meta actions — Дождь
- Leader of the list of the 'Motherland' party in Tver region removed from elections for Apple and Meta actions — Вёрстка