Novgorod Electoral Commission Sends Yabloko's Peace Ad to Prosecutor
The election commission of the Novgorod region sent to the regional prosecutor's office the agitation of the 'Yabloko' party about peace. The election commission of the Novgorod region forwarded to the regional prosecutor's office a video and audio recording of the candidate for the State Duma from 'Yabloko' Viktor Shalyakin 'Russia needs peace!'.
Consensus
- The Novgorod Regional Electoral Commission submitted audio and video materials from Yabloko party candidate Viktor Shalykin to the regional prosecutor's office.
- The materials included a 30-second video ad with the slogan 'Russia Needs Peace!'
- The Electoral Commission claimed the materials contained signs of legal violations.
- The regional branch of VGTRK and the regional audiovisual center suspended broadcasting the materials pending official responses.
- Yabloko expressed confusion over the legal basis for the complaint, calling the peace advocacy lawful and questioning whether calls for peace are now equated with extremism.
- The party removed the video from its VKontakte page.
- The list of 19 Yabloko candidates for the regional Duma was officially registered in late July.
Points of divergence
- The Electoral Commission did not specify what exactly violated the law in the Yabloko materials. — novaya_eu
- The Supreme Court of Russia removed Yabloko's federal list from the State Duma elections on August 10, following a lawsuit by Rodina. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The materials were submitted for legal assessment, and the video was 30 seconds long. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Yabloko was denied registration in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, and Petrozavodsk. — novaya_eu
- The Yabloko party is at risk of losing its registration due to failure to participate in regional or gubernatorial elections over the past four years. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (6 sources)
- Novgorod election committee reported to prosecutor's office on anti-war video of 'Apple' — SOTAvision
- Election Commission of Novgorod Region sent "Yabloko" agitation on peace to the prosecutor's office — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Novgorod election committee asked prosecutor to check video of 'Yabloko' with call for peace — Новая газета Европа
- Hunt for 'Apple' continues: Novgorod electoral commission asked prosecutor to check party's propaganda videos, in which... — Говорит НеМосква
- Novgorod election committee reported to prosecutor's office on anti-war video by 'Apple' — SOTAvision
- Election Commission of Novgorod Region sent Apple agitation about peace to the prosecutor's office — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Apple
- Novgorod Oblast
- Election Commission
- Novgorod Regional Election Commission
- Election Commission
- State Duma
- Viktor Shalyakin
- Russia
- VGTRK
- Media
- Novgorod Oblast