Press Release, 6.12.2023

Four candidates Alexander Yefimov, Maxim Kruglov, Nikolai Rybakov and Anna Cherepanova will run for the post of the Yabloko Chairperson. The candidates’ programmes are published on the Yabloko web-site:

– “Yabloko is a party where everyone is important” (https://www.yabloko.ru/cat-news/2023/12/06-0). Programme by Alexander Yefimov (https://www.yabloko.ru/node/41182), a member of the Federal Bureau of Yabloko (the Volgograd regional branch of the party).

– Programme (https://www.yabloko.ru/cat-news/2023/12/06-2 ) by Maxim Kruglov (https://www.yabloko.ru/node/30507 ), head of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma.

– “WORLD. PROGRESS. HUMAN RIGHTS” (https://www.yabloko.ru/cat-news/2023/12/06-3  ). Programme by of the current party Chairman (since 2019) Nikolai Rybakov (http://www.yabloko.ru/content/rybakov_nikolai_igorevich  ).

– Programme (https://www.yabloko.ru/cat-news/2023/12/06-1 ) by Anna Cherepanova (https://www.yabloko.ru/node/40190 ), deputy of the City Duma of Veliky Novgorod and Chair of the Novgorod regional branch of the party.

It should be noted that the four aforementioned candidates for the post of party Chairperson were approved by the Yabloko Federal Political Committee based on the results of the all-party nomination. A specially created counting commission compiled questionnaires received from party members and regional organisations and submitted nine candidates for consideration by the Federal Political Committee. Based on the results of the rating voting of the members of the Federal Political Committee, delegates of the party congress will choose the party Chairperson from four candidates.

The Yabloko party Congress will take place on 9-10 December. More information of the work of the Yabloko Congress is here: https://eng.yabloko.ru/32573-2/