Court removes Yabloko from Pskov elections after Rodina lawsuit
"Rodina" has filed a lawsuit again, requesting that "Yabloko" be removed from the elections — this time in the Pskov region. The "Rodina" Party filed a lawsuit with the Pskov Regional Court, requesting the cancellation of the "Yabloko" candidates' list registration for elections to the regional Legislative Assembly.
Consensus
- The Pskov Regional Court ruled to remove Yabloko's candidate list from the regional parliament elections.
- The lawsuit was filed by the party 'Rodina'.
- Yabloko's candidate list was previously registered in five regions: Pskov, Kaliningrad, Novgorod, Sverdlovsk, and Tomsk.
- Yabloko has filed a counter-lawsuit against 'Rodina' seeking to remove its list from the Pskov elections.
- The court case against Yabloko was scheduled for August 25.
- The counter-lawsuit by Yabloko was scheduled for August 27.
- The Verkhovny Court had previously canceled Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma on August 10, based on a lawsuit by 'Rodina'.
- The Verkhovny Court's decision did not affect Yabloko candidates running in single-mandate constituencies.
Points of divergence
- Yabloko was the only party planning to participate in the 2026 elections with an anti-war program. — tg_bbcrussian
- The reason for removal was the absence of a stamp with full details on the first version of the power of attorney submitted by Yabloko. — novaya_eu
- The Pskov regional parliament is the only region where Yabloko has current deputies and where its list was allowed to run. — tg_echoonline_news
- The reasons for Yabloko's lawsuit against 'Rodina' have not been publicly disclosed. — tg_horizontal_russia
- A lawsuit was filed against Yabloko's single-mandate candidate Anton Kostik in St. Petersburg, shortly after his registration. — tg_paperpaper_ru
Coverage (20 sources)
- Court removed "Yabloko" list from Pskov region regional assembly elections, "Rodina" party filed suit again — BBC News Русская служба
- «Apple» removed from Pskov region parliament elections on «Motherland» lawsuit — Новая газета Европа
- Pskov branch of the 'Yabloko' party filed a lawsuit requesting to remove 'Motherland' from regional legislative assembly elections — ASTRA
- «Apple» demanded removal of «Motherland» from elections in Pskov region — ЭХО / Новости
- «Rodina» again filed a lawsuit requesting to remove «Yabloko» from elections — this time in the Pskov region — SOTAvision
- «Rodina» demanded removal of «Yabloko» from elections in one of five regions where the party was admitted — Дождь (Telegram)
- Pskov branch of the 'Yabloko' party filed a lawsuit requesting removal of 'Rodina' from regional legislative assembly elections — ASTRA
- Pskov "Yabloko" demanded removal of "Rodina" from Legislative Assembly elections — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- On the candidate from the 'Yabloko' Kostik, a lawsuit was filed to remove him from elections in the Zaks soon after his registration, the Gosud of St. Petersburg registered... — Бумага
- «Rodina» demanded removal of «Yabloko» from elections in Pskov region — Фонтанка
- «Rodina» demanded cancellation of «Yabloko» list registration for elections in Pskov Regional Duma — Медиазона
- «Rodina» again tries to remove «Yabloko» from elections — this time in the Pskov region. This is the region of Lev Shlosberg, who received 11 years for anti-war position — Meduza
- Party "Rodina" Demanded Removal of "Yabloko" from Elections in Pskov Regional Duma — Настоящее Время
- «Rodina» filed a lawsuit in court requesting to remove «Yabloko» from elections in the legislative assembly of Pskov region, reported... — Varlamov News
- «Rodina» demanded removal of «Yabloko» from elections in one of five regions where the party was admitted — Дождь
- «Rodina» demanded removal of «Yabloko» from elections in one of five regions where the party was admitted — Дождь (Telegram)
- «Rodina» demands removal of «Yabloko» from elections in Pskov region — ЭХО / Новости
- «Rodina» demanded removal of «Yabloko» from Pskov region legislative assembly elections — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
- Rodina demanded removal of Yabloko from elections in Pskov region — Новая газета Европа
- «Rodina» again filed a lawsuit requesting to remove «Yabloko» from elections — this time in the Pskov region — SOTAvision
Key entities
- Apple
- Rodina
- Pskov Oblast
- Pskov Regional Court
- State Assembly
- Rodina Party
- Legislative Assembly
- Kostik
- Supreme Court
- State Duma
- Saint Petersburg
- Karelia
- Slovo Zashchite
- Lev Shlosberg
- Arthur Gaiduk