Pskov Court Rejects Yabloko's Challenge to Rodina's List
In Pskov's 'Apple', it was noted that none of the 'Motherland' candidates, even those living in the Pskov region, appeared in court, and no one came to support the party.
Consensus
- The Pskov Regional Court refused to cancel the registration of the 'Rodina' party's candidate list for the regional parliament.
- Yabloko filed a lawsuit challenging the registration of 'Rodina' due to alleged document irregularities.
- The court did not remove 'Rodina' from the elections despite the failed handwriting expert analysis.
- The court removed Yabloko's candidate list from the elections on August 25.
- The reason for removing Yabloko's list was a missing stamp on the financial representative's power of attorney.
- No candidates from 'Rodina' appeared in court during three sessions, and the party was represented by lawyer Igor Kulakov.
- Igor Kulakov previously participated in legal actions to remove Yabloko candidates on behalf of other parties.
- The regional police expert could not confirm or deny the authenticity of the signatures on 'Rodina's documents.
- The expert noted that signatures can vary under unusual conditions and that multiple signature variants may exist.
Points of divergence
- Yabloko found errors in dates, blank fields, and mismatched signatures in the documents, which they believe indicate document forgery. — kommersant
- Only five of 29 'Rodina' candidates listed in the unified list permanently reside in Pskov Oblast. — kommersant
- Yabloko requested a handwriting examination, and the police experts could not determine how many people signed the documents. — kommersant
- The expert stated that she could not exclude the possibility of multiple signature variants and that signatures can change under unusual conditions. — tvrain
- The expert could not confirm or deny forgery, and the court's decision to remove Yabloko's list was based solely on the missing stamp. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (3 sources)
- «Rodina» was not removed from the elections in the Pskov region — Коммерсантъ
- «Rodina» in Pskov region not removed from elections on «Yabloko» lawsuit — Дождь
- «Rodina» in Pskov region not removed from elections despite expert failure to confirm authenticity... — Дождь (Telegram)