A representative of the Central Election Commission of Russia at the…
A representative of the Central Election Commission of Russia at the Supreme Court, where the case of the 'Motherland' party against 'Yabloko' regarding the removal of the last one from the State Duma elections is being considered, stated that some candidates of the party have foreign funding.
Consensus
- The Verkhovny Court is considering a lawsuit filed by the party 'Rodina' to cancel the registration of 'Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma elections.
- The Central Election Commission received information from Rosfinmonitoring about foreign financing of some candidates in 'Yabloko's federal list.
- The alleged foreign financing occurred in July–August 2026.
- The case involves allegations that some candidates and associates of 'Yabloko' received funds from foreign sources.
- The outcome could prevent 'Yabloko' from participating in the State Duma elections in the federal constituency, but not affect candidates registered in single-mandate constituencies.
- The Central Election Commission included 'Yabloko' in the federal ballot on August 10, 2026.
- The case is being heard in the context of broader political criticism of 'Yabloko', including accusations of extremism due to its stance on the war in Ukraine.
Points of divergence
- The 'Yabloko' party did not receive funds directly from foreign sources; the money was donated by Russian citizens who themselves received funds from abroad, and the party received only 16,900 rubles from these donations. — interfax
- The Rosfinmonitoring document presented in court is not relevant to the case and does not constitute evidence, as it pertains to donations from Russian citizens who received funds from abroad. — interfax
- The prosecutor misrepresented the nature of the Rosfinmonitoring document, which showed that funds came from foreign sources to Russian citizens, not directly to the party. — interfax
- Rosfinmonitoring reported that 'Yabloko' received financing through third parties from the USA and Germany. — vedomosti
- Rosfinmonitoring's document is marked 'for official use only' and will be provided to 'Yabloko' representatives under a non-disclosure agreement. — meduza
- The document indicates that several dozen of 'Yabloko's associates received foreign financing. — meduza
- The prosecutor stated that the Rosfinmonitoring document is the basis for granting the lawsuit. — interfax
Coverage (5 sources)
- Yabloko rejects accusations of receiving money from foreign sources — Интерфакс
- Rosfinmonitoring: the "Yabloko" party has foreign sources of funding — Вести
- Rosfinmonitoring received data on foreign funding sources for the "Yabloko" party. This was stated by a representative of the election commission to the court... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- CYK claims that 'Yabloko' candidates have foreign funding — Ведомости
- Rosfinmonitoring detected foreign funding for 'Yabloko'. This was revealed in court, where a lawsuit to remove the party from elections is being considered — Meduza
Key entities
- Apple
- Rosfinmonitoring
- CIC
- Russia
- Supreme Court
- State Duma
- Rodina
- TASS
- Moscow
- Central Election Commission
- The Authorities
- Gadzhie Aliyev
- INTERFAX.RU - Партия "Яблоко