The 'Apple' party distanced itself from the campaign of politicians…
The 'Apple' party distanced itself from the campaign of politicians and public figures abroad due to the risk of being removed from the elections. The 'Apple' party stated that it is not connected with the campaign in its support, which was launched by politicians, journalists, and human rights defenders located outside of Russia.
Consensus
- The Central Election Commission registered Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma elections on July 29.
- Yabloko has stated it has no foreign funding and no ties to organizations designated as 'undesirable' in Russia.
- Yabloko has distanced itself from support campaigns conducted by opposition figures abroad.
- The party is running in the September 18–20 State Duma elections with a platform focused on peace, freedom, and human rights.
- Yabloko is the only party in the election with an anti-war stance.
- Several pro-government political leaders have criticized Yabloko and called for its removal from the ballot or designation as an 'undesirable organization'.
Points of divergence
- Yabloko received unexpectedly strong support from social media users, particularly young people, who used symbolic content like apples to promote the party. — meduza
- A group of opposition figures and public figures, including Andrey Pivovarov, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Dmitry Bykov, and Oleg Orlov, formed a 'Public Support Staff' for Yabloko, which they claim is independent of the party. — tg_bbcrussian
- The number of mentions of Yabloko in social media increased more than twofold from July 21–27, reaching 4,730, with over 11.5 million views on related posts. — tg_echoonline_news
- The official Telegram channel of Yabloko became the most popular among Russian party channels, with around 107,000 subscribers by August 6. — tg_echoonline_news
- Yabloko's support campaign was described as 'unexpectedly hot' and driven by young internet users. — meduza
Coverage (8 sources)
- The 'Yabloko' party distanced itself from the campaign in its support from abroad — Коммерсантъ
- «Apple» admitted to the elections, and then it started. The only anti-war party in the ballot was supported by young people on social networks and the exiled opposition. They are already demanding its removal from the elections — Meduza
- Chairman of 'Yabloko' stated that the party is in no way connected to 'undesirable organizations'. Yesterday, 'Yabloko' was urged to vote... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Chairman of 'Yabloko' stated that the party is in no way connected to 'undesirable organizations' — Дождь
- «Apple» distanced itself from the campaign in its support from abroad — BBC News Русская служба
- «Apple» distanced itself from the campaign of politicians and public figures abroad due to the risk of being removed from the elections — ЭХО / Новости
- Chairman of 'Yabloko' stated that the party is in no way connected with 'undesirable organizations'. Yesterday, 'Yabloko' was urged to vote... — Дождь (Telegram)
- The 'Yabloko' Party declared that it is not connected with opposition figures in exile who decided to support it in the State Duma elections — Meduza
Key entities
- Apple
- State Duma
- Nikolay Rybakov
- Yabloko Party
- Vladimira Kar-Murzu
- Ilya Yashin
- Russia
- Central Election Commission
- LDPR
- Допущенная
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