Russia 24 Replaced Yabloko Debate with Putin Forum
Russia 24 in Novgorod Region replaced live debates featuring Yabloko candidate Viktor Shalyakin with a broadcast of the Eastern Economic Forum featuring Vladimir Putin. The Yabloko party claims the debate footage will air unedited on September 11.
Consensus
- Russia 24 in Novgorod Region did not broadcast the scheduled live debates featuring Yabloko candidate Viktor Shalykin.
- The broadcast was replaced with a live transmission of the Eastern Economic Forum featuring Vladimir Putin.
- The Yabloko party was informed by VGTRK that Shalykin's speech was recorded and would be aired unedited on September 11.
- The debate was scheduled for September 3.
- Shalykin was allocated 30 minutes for his speech during the debate.
Points of divergence
- The Yabloko party stated that the broadcast would be aired on September 11 at 10 a.m. without cuts, according to the director of the VGTRK branch, Sergey Darevsky. — tg_astrapress
- The Yabloko party had its radio and TV campaign materials removed from the air in late August due to accusations of social hatred, army discredit, and spreading 'fake news' by the prosecutor's office. — tg_horizontal_russia
- On September 1, Yabloko held a mass protest in Veliky Novgorod demanding fair elections, but the event was disrupted by police. — tg_horizontal_russia
Coverage (2 sources)
- TV channel 'Russia 24' in Novgorod region did not show debates with candidate from 'Yabloko'. Instead, in... — ASTRA
- State channel in Novgorod region cut off direct debate broadcast with appleman via VEF and Putin transmission — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Key entities
- Novgorod Oblast
- Apple
- Russia 24
- World Economic Forum
- Putin
- State Duma
- Viktor Shalyakin
- State Channel
- Putin State Channel
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