Archive for September, 2016
Moscow Youth YABLOKO to conduct a rally against military conscription and for the professional army
Press Release, 29.09.2016 On 1 October, Moscow Youth YABLOKO will conduct a rally against military conscription and for the professional army. Young YABLOKO activists got an obligatory permission from the Mayor’s Office as required by the law.
Posted: September 30th, 2016 under Human Rights, Youth Policies.
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Emilia Slabunova on the further plans of the party
Emilia Slabunova’s blog post, 26.09.2016 A lot of people are now asking me about our further plans. What is YABLOKO going to do? Here is the answer. The main thing for us at the moment is to strengthen our regional branches, our party development. We will admit new people into the party, those who cooperated […]
Posted: September 29th, 2016 under Elections, Presidential elections 2018, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO demands that the authorities must stop intimidating YABLOKO activists in Zhukovsky, the Moscow Region
Press Release, 28.09.2016 Today YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova, forwarded YABLOKO statement to the law enforcement and Public Prosecutor on persecution and intimidation of YABLOKO activists in Zhukovsky, the Moscow Region.
Posted: September 29th, 2016 under Human Rights, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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YABLOKO rejects electoral results following allegations of fraud
Liberal International, 29.09.2016 Violent acts, intimidation, and fraud have led the Russian United Democratic Party (YABLOKO – LI full member) to reject the 18 September State Duma election results across Russia amid demands that the government and authorities cease intimidating liberal activists and party supporters.
Posted: September 29th, 2016 under Political Parties, State Duma Elections 2016, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Emilia Slabunova: The elected State Duma does not represent the people
Press release, 23.09.2016 YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova stated that YABLOKO did not recognise the election results at the final meeting of the Central Electoral Commission. On the night of 22 September the Central Electoral Commission held the final meeting on the results of the election to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the […]
Posted: September 27th, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO does not recognise the results of the elections to the State Duma
Statement by the Federal Political Committee, 22.09.2016 The Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO does not recognise the results of the election of the 7th State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation due to the following reasons:
Posted: September 23rd, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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The Novgorod branch of YABLOKO is going to dispute the results of the election to the regional parliament
Regnum, 22.09.2016 The Novgorod branch of the YABLOKO party does not recognise the results of elections to the Novgorod Regional Duma in the single constituency and is going to challenge the results in court. According to the IA REGNUM correspondent, Anna Cherepanova, leader of the YABLOKO list of candidates to the regional parliament made such […]
Posted: September 22nd, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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St.Petersburg Youth YABLOKO to hold a rally against election fraud
Press Release, 21.09.2016 St.Petersburg Youth YABLOKO will hold a rally against election fraud on Wednesday evening. The activists will use banner with a slogan against the election fraud.
Posted: September 22nd, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO’s candidates from single-mandate constituencies receive wide support in Moscow and St.Petersburg
Press Release, 20.09.2016 YABLOKO managed to get high results on party lists in the parliamentary elections – 9.5 per cent in Moscow and 9 per cent in St.Petersburg. YABLOKO’s candidates in single-mandate constituencies also received wide support in these cities.
Posted: September 22nd, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO’s candidates entered three city councils in the Moscow Region
Press release, 21.09.2016 The YABLOKO party will be represented in three city councils of the Moscow region – the cities of Khimki, Zvenigorod and Lobnya.
Posted: September 21st, 2016 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2016.
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Statistical Evidence Suggests Russia’s Ruling Party Cheated Its Way to Supermajority
The Moscow Times, 19.09.2016 Statistical analysis of this Sunday’s parliamentary election results appears to show evidence of some of the same irregularities that plagued the 2011 State Duma contest, according to the Slon news website. The outlet’s senior editor, Mikhail Zelensky, cites findings that suggest nearly half of all the votes recorded for United Russia, […]
Posted: September 21st, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO formed factions in three regional parliaments and gained high results in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Press release, 19.09.2016 The YABLOKO party held its factions in the Legislative Assemblies of St. Petersburg, the Republic of Karelia and the Pskov Regional Assembly. YABLOKO’s list of candidates gained 9.53 per cent of votes in St. Petersburg, 9.89 per cent in Karelia, and 6.19 per cent in the Pskov Region.
Posted: September 21st, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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Yavlinsky: the new State Duma will maintain the policies towards isolation from common sense
Press release, video 19.09.2016 The leaders of the YABLOKO party Grigory Yavlinsky and Emilia Slabunova summed up the results of the voting day at the briefing which took place in the electoral headquarters of the party.
Posted: September 20th, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO. Elections. Live
Press release, 18.09.2016 00:44 MSK. Deputy Chariman of YABLOKO Nikolai Rybakov noted predictability of the outcome of the vote, “Well, in my constituency chairmen of local electoral commissions ran to territorial electoral commissions [to get orders from there] without issuing copies of voting protocols. Everything is as usual”.
Posted: September 19th, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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Parliamentary elections in Russia: another Putin show
The ALDE party, 20.09.2016 On Sunday 18 September Russian citizens went to the polls to elect a new State Duma. Commenting on the results of the parliamentary elections in Russia, ALDE Party President Hans van Baalen MEP said: “The Duma elections were yet another Putin show, without a free and fair chance for the opposition.”
Posted: September 16th, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016, The ALDE party.
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Russian parliamentary elections: democratic opposition parties didn’t stand a chance.
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament regrets that with yesterday’s Duma elections, democratic opposition parties didn’t stand a chance. 19.09.2016
Posted: September 16th, 2016 under Elections, Political Parties, State Duma Elections 2016, The ALDE party.
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Lev Ponomaryov: Only a broad democratic movement united around YABLOKO can save the country
Press release, 14.09.2016 On September 14, head of YABLOKO federal list of candidates Grigory Yavlinsly thanked the election representatives of the party for their support.
Posted: September 16th, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO activists attacked in Barnaul
Press release, 16.09.2016 On September 16, unidentified persons attacked two YABLOKO activists in Barnaul, the Altai Territory.
Posted: September 16th, 2016 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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Nikolai Rybakov told the residents of Yekaterinburg about YABLOKO’s plans to remedy the environmental catastrophe in Russia
Press release, 14.09.2016 On 14 September, YABLOKO Deputy Chair Nikolai Rybakov visited in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg. He told the residents of the large industrial centre what steps should be made in order to remedy the environmental catastrophe in Russia.
Posted: September 16th, 2016 under Environmental Policies, Protection of Environment, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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YABLOKO filed a claim on lifting counter sanctions with the Supreme Court
Press release, 15.09.2016 YABLOKO Deputy Chair Alexander Gnezdilov, parliamentary candidate Dmitry Ilyushin, Bureau member Ivan Bolshakov filed a claim with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on adjudication of two decrees of the President and three regulations of the Government concerning counter sanctions [in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union over the […]
Posted: September 16th, 2016 under Elections, Foreign policy, Russia-Eu relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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