Yabloko's List Removed After Court Ruling

The Central Election Commission had no grounds to refuse registration of the 'Yabloko' party list at the time of registration, stated Elena Pamfilova, head of the Central Election Commission, to the radio station 'Komsomolskaya Pravda'.

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The Central Election Commission (CEC) registered Yabloko's federal list for the State Duma elections without any objections from security agencies at the time.
The CEC did not have grounds to refuse registration at the time of initial registration.
The CEC received no requests from the Prosecutor General's Office, Ministry of Justice, or Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding Yabloko before registration.
After the registration, the CEC requested information from Rosfinmonitoring about possible foreign financing.
The Supreme Court ruled on August 10 to remove Yabloko's list from the ballot based on a lawsuit filed by the pro-government party 'Rodina'.
The Supreme Court's decision was upheld by the appellate panel on August 17.
The CEC unanimously excluded Yabloko from the ballot on August 18.
The CEC stated that the decision to remove the list was outside its competence and required a court ruling.
The court cited foreign funding of some candidates and use of unauthorized texts, images, and videos in campaign materials as grounds for removal.
Yabloko described the decision as political.

Points of divergence

The CEC's initial registration was described as 'absolutely lawful' by Chairperson Ella Pamfilova. — novaya_eu
The CEC representative stated that there were 'no grounds for changing the decision' during the appellate review. — interfax

Coverage (2 sources)

Pamfilova justified the initial registration of 'Yabloko' by citing lack of objections from security forces — Новая газета Европа
At the CEC there were no grounds for refusing to register the federal list of "Yabloko" — Интерфакс

Yabloko's List Removed After Court Ruling

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