Yabloko Removed from Regional Elections in Two More Regions
The 'Apple' party was removed from the election list in the Kaliningrad region. The Kaliningrad Regional Court removed the 'Apple' party's list from the elections to the Regional Legislative Assembly upon the party 'Communist Party of Russia's' request, according to the 'Apple' party press service.
Consensus
- The Supreme Court canceled Yabloko's federal list registration on August 10 due to copyright violations and foreign funding.
- Following this, courts in multiple regions began removing Yabloko's regional lists from elections.
- In both Sverdlovsk and Kaliningrad, courts ruled in favor of lawsuits filed by regional branches of other parties.
- The lawsuits in both regions cited the same grounds: use of banned social media (Facebook and Instagram) for campaign materials and alleged intellectual property violations.
- The claims in the Sverdlovsk and Kaliningrad lawsuits were nearly identical, with about 63% overlap in wording.
- Yabloko's regional campaign materials were based on federal-level materials already deemed non-compliant by the Supreme Court.
- Yabloko has been removed from regional elections in at least six regions: Sverdlovsk, Kaliningrad, Pskov, Karelia, Leningrad Oblast, and Saint Petersburg.
- Yabloko continues to participate in regional elections in Novgorod, Tomsk, and other regions.
Points of divergence
- In Sverdlovsk, the lawsuit was filed by LDPR, which has factions in the State Duma and regional parliament; 'Rodina' was not registered due to incomplete documentation. — thebell
- The Sverdlovsk regional court case was decided on August 28 by Judge Maxim Starokov, and this was the sixth region where such a decision was made. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The identical wording in the Sverdlovsk and Kalininograd lawsuits suggests a centrally coordinated decision by federal authorities. — kommerant
- Ivan Bolshakov, leader of Yabloko's Kaliningrad branch, stated that such rulings undermine trust in elections and the judiciary, and deprive voters of the right to vote for peace and freedom. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Coverage (4 sources)
- «Apple» removed from elections in two regions — The Bell
- «Apple» removed from elections in Kaliningrad region — SOTAvision
- «Apple» began being removed from regional elections after cancellation of federal list registration — The Moscow Times
- Lawsuits to remove 'Yabloko' from elections in two regions turned out to be identical in two-thirds — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Apple
- Supreme Court
- Kaliningrad Oblast
- State Duma
- LDPR
- Communists of Russia
- Sverdlovsk
- Legislative Assembly
- Ivan Bolshakov
- Sverdlovsk Regional Court
- Kaliningrad Regional Court
- Maxim Starkov
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