Archive for 'Elections'
Anna Cherepanova elected Chair of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko
Press release, 02.06.2017 On 1 June, the conference delegates of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko elected Anna Cherepanova Chair of the regional party branch.
Posted: June 2nd, 2017 under Elections.
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European Court of Human Rights rules that election fraud took place in 2011 election in St. Petersburg
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the right to free elections had been violated Press release, 01.06.2017 The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of the complainant who had filed a petition against mass-scale election fraud of election results to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and the State Duma in […]
Posted: June 1st, 2017 under Elections, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Emilia Slabunova introduced a bill on the equal rights of candidates for outdoor campaigning
Press Release, 1.06.2017 A draft federal law guaranteeing equal rights to all the participants in elections for placement of their campaign materials in the streets was submitted to the Legislative Assembly of Karelia by Emilia Slabunova, MP and leader of the Yabloko party. The changes will affect placement of campaign materials on billboards, banners, message […]
Posted: June 1st, 2017 under Regional and Local Elections.
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The Moscow Manifesto 2017
Entering the campaign for the election of municipal deputies of Moscow, we, the undersigned, are declaring the following: We share the values of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and inviolability of private property. We support the principles of the division of powers, full-fledged local self-government, transparency of the legislative and the executive authorities […]
Posted: May 31st, 2017 under Elections, Local and Municipal Elections 2017.
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YABLOKO candidates to municipal deputies to sign YABLOKO’s Moscow Manifesto 2017
Press Release, 30.05.2017 Candidates for Moscow municipal deputies wishing to run from the YABLOKO party must sign the Moscow Manifesto 2017 prepared by the party. By signing the document, the candidates confirm their adherence to democratic values and undertake to work for a significant expansion of the powers of local self-government in Moscow.
Posted: May 31st, 2017 under Elections, Local and Municipal Elections 2017.
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There May Be No Election
By Grigory Yavlinsky Grigory Yavlinsky web-site, 25.05.2017 Neither the government nor the society want elections, they are not interested in the elections and do not believe in the election. If it goes like this, there really will be no elections. There will be Putin. Forever. Protest Actions. The Second Wave Ten months before the presidential […]
Posted: May 30th, 2017 under Elections, Parliamentary Elections 2016, Presidential elections 2018.
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Yabloko to appeal the refusal to overturn the election results to Novgorod city parliament in the European Court of Human Rights
Press release, 25.05.2017 On 25 May, the Supreme Court of the RF refused to satisfy Yabloko’s appeal against the decision of the Novgorod Regional Court, which had refused to acknowledge the violations in the election to the Novgorod City Duma of 18 September, 2016.
Posted: May 25th, 2017 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2016.
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Grigory Yavlinsky elected LI Vice-President of Honour
Press release, 23.05.2017 Yabloko founder and presidential candiate Grigory Yavlinsky was elected LI Vice-President of Honour at Liberal International’s 70th-anniversary Congress in Andorra.
Posted: May 24th, 2017 under Presidential elections 2018, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family.
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Lev Shlosberg calls the residents to participate in the municipal elections
Press release, 22.05.2017 Chair of the Pskov branch of Yabloko, deputy of Pskov Region Legislative Assembly Lev Shlosberg address the residents of the Pskov Region with a call to participate in the forthcoming municipal elections as Yabloko’s candidates.
Posted: May 22nd, 2017 under Elections, Local and Municipal Elections 2017.
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The Supreme Court may overturn the election results to the Novgorod City Duma
Press release, 22.05.2017 On 25 May, the Supreme Court will consider the appeal of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko, which demands to overturn the election results to the Novgorod City Duma.
Posted: May 22nd, 2017 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2016.
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Yabloko to nominate Yevgeny Roizman for governor of the Sverdlovsk Region
Press release, 16.05.2017 Yabloko is determined to nominate Yekaterinburg Mayor Yevgeny Roizman for governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, the Urals. The party is carrying on negotiations with him at the moment.
Posted: May 17th, 2017 under Elections, Gubernatorial Elections.
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Yabloko announces the start of the municipal election campaign in Moscow
Press release, 15.05.2017 The Yabloko is announcing the start of the municipal election campaign in Moscow and is inviting civil activists, who want to participate in the elections, to become Yabloko’s candidates.
Posted: May 16th, 2017 under Elections, Local and Municipal Elections 2017.
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Boris Vishnevsky: St. Petersburg Governor answered only to one question out of ten in his report
Press release, 12.05.2017 Head of Yabloko’s faction in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky criticized the annual report of St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko to the deputies of the city parliament.
Posted: May 12th, 2017 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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The Central Electoral Commission refused to check questionable voting in Tatarstan
Press release, 11.05.2017 The Central Electoral Commission refused Yabloko’s request to recount votes for parliamentary election of 2016 at a number of polling stations in the Republic of Tatarstan. According to Yabloko, the video recordings, which were made at some of the polling stations, give the grounds for the intervention of the Central Electoral Commission […]
Posted: May 11th, 2017 under Elections, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2016.
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Yabloko starts litigation for the return of direct mayoral elections in Krasnoyarsk
Press release, 10.05.2017 Maxim Bombakov, an activist of the Krasnoyarsk branch of Yabloko, sues for the return of direct mayoral election in the Siberian city of Kransnoyarsk. The regional court requested to bring the Kransnoyarsk Territory Legislative Assembly into the proceedings.
Posted: May 10th, 2017 under Elections.
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Other Russian regions should adopt the regional budget law built on the model of Grigory Yalvinsky’s budget law developed for St.Petersburg
Press Release, 14.04.2017 This week, the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg adopted in the third reading amendments to the law on the budget process, developed by the Grigory Yalvinsky, Chairman of the Federal Political Committee of YABLOKO and ex-MP of the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg. The amendments will improve budgetary discipline and effectiveness of budget […]
Posted: April 19th, 2017 under YABLOKO's faction in St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly.
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Lev Shlosberg: “The budget can be only for the people”
Press Release, 18.04.2017 The Public Chamber of the city of Pskov proposed to develop a municipal program People’s Budget. It envisages collection of proposals from the city residents (for example, on the necessary road repairs, improvement of streets, yards and buildings, opening of playgrounds and sports grounds for children). The initiators of the project offer […]
Posted: April 19th, 2017 under Regional and Local Elections.
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Emilia Slabunova: Responsibility of the opposition should be peaceful and lawful change of power
YABLOKO leader spoke at the 4th Congress of the Russian Association of Political Consultants Press Release, 14.04.2017 “The responsibility of the opposition is to peacefully and lawfully achieve a change of power and the system in the country”, YABLOKO leader Emilia Slabunova said at the 4th Congress of the Russian Association of Political Consultants. The […]
Posted: April 14th, 2017 under Elections, Presidential elections 2018, Understanding Russia.
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Candidates Support Centre opens in Moscow
Press release, 10.04.2017 Yabloko made a decision to open the Candidates Support Centre as part of preparation for local elections in Moscow, which will take place in September 2017. The Centre will function within Yabloko’s campaign headquarters.
Posted: April 11th, 2017 under Elections, Local and Municipal Elections 2017.
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Yabloko awards participants of the course for electoral commission members aimed at improving their qualification
Press release, 06.04.2017 On April 5, Olga Pokrovkaya, a member of the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission from the Yabloko party, awarded the participants of the course for electoral commission members aimed at improving their qualification.
Posted: April 6th, 2017 under Elections.
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