Yabloko Candidates Get Zero Votes in St. Petersburg
Voter turnout in St. Petersburg has already exceeded 42% — this is higher than the turnout over three days of voting five years ago. At 10:00 on September 20, voter turnout for the State Duma elections in St. Petersburg was 42.01%, and for the Regional Assembly — 42.66%, according to the Election Commission.
Consensus
- Elections for the State Duma and the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg were held from September 18 to 20.
- In Saint Petersburg, 1,975 permanent and 47 temporary polling stations were opened.
- The city's election commission reported that voter turnout had exceeded 42% by 10:00 on September 20.
- In Saint Petersburg, some Yabloko candidates received zero votes on certain election districts.
- Yabloko supporters claimed they voted for their candidates despite the official results.
- The city's election commission stated that verifying votes is impossible due to the secrecy of voting.
- The number of observers denied access to polling stations was approximately 250.
- The city's election commission confirmed that only one complaint was filed during the voting period, and it was rejected.
- The election process in Saint Petersburg was described as calm and orderly by the city's election commission.
Points of divergence
- In the Pushkin District, 18 election commissions reported that Dmitry Khorzov received between zero and eight votes; on one site in Pushkin and one in Alexandrovskaya, no votes were recorded for him. — meduza
- In the same district, Mikhail Butyrin received zero votes on one site in Shushary, but a party member claimed he voted for him. — meduza
- Yabloko candidates were the only ones campaigning with anti-war slogans. — meduza
- The Supreme Court of Russia removed Yabloko's federal list from the State Duma elections in August, and regional courts began removing the party's lists from regional parliaments. — meduza
- Yabloko was only allowed to participate in regional elections in Novgorod Oblast, where it won about 6% of the vote. — meduza
- About 250 observers were denied access to polling stations because they lacked active voting rights, primarily being residents of other Russian regions. — fontanka
- Some observers were denied access due to unverified lists, damaged data disks, or lack of local registration. — fontanka
- Observers were sometimes given receipts for submitted lists but later told they had submitted them in the wrong place. — fontanka
- In Tuva, voter turnout reached 80% by 18:00 local time on September 20. — vesti
- The governor of Tuva stated that the election process was calm and free of serious violations. — vesti
- Voter turnout in Saint Petersburg exceeded 42% by 10:00 on September 20, higher than turnout over three days in 2021. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- 99 extraterritorial polling stations were created for St. Petersburg residents outside the city, including in Leningrad Oblast, Pskov Oblast, border zones, and in Donetsk and Novorossiya, including Mariupol. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (20 sources)
- On several polling stations in St. Petersburg, Yabloko candidates received 0 votes. Their voters and party colleagues say they voted for them — Meduza
- About 250 observers could not get to polling stations in St. Petersburg during elections — Фонтанка
- St. Petersburg election committee concludes results of elections to the Legislative Assembly — Фонтанка
- Almost three thousand ballots in the St. Petersburg election were found spoiled — Фонтанка
- Voting in St. Petersburg exceeds 51%. Five parties are running — Фонтанка
- Turnout in St. Petersburg exceeded 50% — Фонтанка
- After noon, turnout in elections in St. Petersburg increased by 3 percent — Фонтанка
- Governor of Tuva spoke about the progress of voting in the region — Вести
- Turnout in elections in St. Petersburg is — Фонтанка
- Turnout for elections in St. Petersburg has already exceeded 42% — this is more than for three days of voting five years ago — Бумага
- Turnout for elections in St. Petersburg became known two days ago — Фонтанка
- In St. Petersburg, voter turnout for elections was named — Фонтанка
- On the first day of elections in St. Petersburg, twice as many voters came as five years ago — Фонтанка
- Agitation in booths, children at polling stations, and the missing candidate. What happened on the first day of elections — Бумага
- Turnout for elections in St. Petersburg has become known — Фонтанка
- Observers, selfies and green paint. How the voting began in the elections in St. Petersburg — Фонтанка
- Almost two thousand polling stations opened in St. Petersburg - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- Modest elections-2026 — Фонтанка
- Three-day voting on elections began in St. Petersburg. Queues already exist — Фонтанка
- Governor of St. Petersburg expects 50% turnout in deputies election — Фонтанка
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