The Central Election Commission did not restore the 'Yabloko' list…
The Central Election Commission did not restore the 'Yabloko' list for the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly elections. The Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation rejected the complaint filed by the 'Yabloko' party and upheld its decision to refuse registration of its candidate list for the upcoming elections to the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, the party reported.
Consensus
- The Central Election Commission of Russia (CIK) rejected Yabloko's appeal against the Saint Petersburg city election commission's refusal to register its candidate list for the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.
- The refusal was based on the fact that the power of attorney granted to the party's financial representative did not explicitly authorize signing the first financial report, which is required in Saint Petersburg.
- The CIK ruled that the correction of the power of attorney after submission did not retroactively grant the necessary authority.
- The decision was made unanimously by the CIK.
- Yabloko plans to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court of Russia.
Points of divergence
- Yabloko attributes the issue to a technical error by a notary and argues that the representative was granted broad powers to sign all necessary documents, including financial reports. — kommersant
- Yabloko claims that after being notified of the defect, the notary corrected the power of attorney, but the city election commission refused to accept the amendment. — kommersant
- Yabloko argues that the strict interpretation of the law is inadequate and undermines citizens' electoral rights. — kommersant
- Yabloko states that the representative was authorized to sign all required documents, and the city election commission's interpretation is overly formalistic. — kommersant
- CIK deputy Nikolai Bulaev stated that the complaint lacked factual basis and that the power of attorney was improperly amended, violating the law on notarization. — interfax
- Bulaev described the case as 'very obvious' and accused Yabloko's lawyers of poor legal drafting. — interfax
- CIK member Yevgeny Shevchenko noted that Yabloko has two financial representatives and that the party is aware of differing regional requirements, having used the same power of attorney format across regions. — interfax
- Shevchenko emphasized that the power of attorney for Maxim Brankin did not include authority to submit the first financial report. — interfax
- Yabloko insists the power of attorney contained a broad, open-ended list of powers allowing full financial documentation signing. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Yabloko intends to challenge the exclusion in the Supreme Court of Russia. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (3 sources)
- Central Election Commission did not return 'Yabloko' to elections in Saint Petersburg — Коммерсантъ
- Election Commission did not restore the list of 'Yabloko' for elections to the St. Petersburg Regional Duma — SOTAvision
- Central Election Commission of Russia rejected the appeal of "Yabloko" on refusal to register for elections in the Zaks of St. Petersburg — Интерфакс