Supreme Court Removes Yabloko from Duma Elections

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation removed the 'Yabloko' party from the State Duma elections.

Consensus

The Supreme Court of Russia removed Yabloko from the State Duma elections on August 10.
Yabloko had been registered by the Central Election Commission on July 29.
The removal followed a lawsuit filed by the party Rodina.
Rodina accused Yabloko of copyright violations and foreign funding.
Yabloko's slogan 'For Peace and Freedom!' was cited as containing signs of extremism.
This was the first time in modern Russian history that a party was removed from elections after ballots had already been printed.
Yabloko was the only party with an openly anti-war platform.

Close sources to the presidential administration (AП) had previously expressed concern that Yabloko could become a 'point of convergence' for moderates and that its anti-war stance could attract voters, calling it a 'risk-generating' force. — meduza
The political block of the presidential administration planned a 'conservative scenario' for the parliamentary campaign with controlled participants, similar to the 2024 presidential elections. — meduza
Yabloko's leader, Grigory Yavlinsky, did not participate in the 2024 presidential election, and no liberal opposition representative took part. — meduza
Yabloko received support from the Russian opposition in its expulsion from the elections. — tg_bbcrussian
The unexpected popularity of Yabloko was cited as the main reason for its removal. — tg_radiosvoboda