Archive for 'Regional and Local Elections'
The Yabloko faction in the Novgorod City Duma passed a no confidence motion against police Colonel Maksimov, head of the city Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Press Release, 26.02.2024 Photo: Anna Cherepanova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service During the annual report of the Novgorod police chief Colonel Sergei Maksimov, in the Novgorod City Duma, the head of the Yabloko faction, Anna Cherepanova, expressed distrust in the actions of the police, listing episodes of pressure on Yabloko candidates and party […]
Posted: February 26th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Tomsk City Duma supported Yabloko with a majority of votes: Yevgeny Kaverzin maintains his mandate
Press Release 6.02.2024 Photo: Yevgeny Kaverzin / Photo from social media Today, on 6 February, the Tomsk City Duma discussed at a closed meeting depriving Yevgeny Kaverzin, a deputy from Yabloko and a technologist at the Clean City waste recycling company, of his mandate. Such a measure against Kaverzin was proposed by the executive authorities.
Posted: February 6th, 2024 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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A deputy from Yabloko in Tomsk may be deprived of his mandate for confrontation with a garbage collection operator
Press Release, 5.02.2024 Photo: Yevgeny Kaverzin / Photo from social media Yevgeny Kaverzin, a deputy from Yabloko in the Tomsk City Duma, may be deprived of his mandate. The formal reason is some inaccuracies in his income declarations for 2020 and 2021, but the real reason for deprivation of his mandate is his protection of […]
Posted: February 5th, 2024 under Elections, Environmental Policies, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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St.Petersburg Yabloko members received in St.Petersburg their Yabloko colleagues from Veliky Novgorod
Press Release, 22.01.2024 Photos by the Yabloko Press Service The head of the Yabloko faction in the Veliky Novgorod City Duma Anna Cherepanova, the head of the regional Centre for Anti-Corruption Policies Ksenia Cherepanova, and a member of the Bureau of the Novogorod branch of Yabloko Viktor Shalyakin came to St. Petersburg to meet their […]
Posted: January 25th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Novgorod branch of Yabloko fined for publishing and distributing the newspaper “I Am For Peace!”
Press Release, 15.01.2024 Photo: Police at the office of the Novgorod branch of Yabloko confiscate part of the circulation of the newspaper “I Am For Peace!”, August 2023 / Photo by the regional branch of the party The Novgorod regional branch of the Yabloko was fined 200,000 roubles for publishing the newspaper “I Am For […]
Posted: January 16th, 2024 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko candidates for Novosibirsk City Council were denied registration due to signatures in favour of their nomination
Press Release, 9.11.2023 Photo: Yabloko candidates Pyotr Kopylov and Maxim Novikov The territorial electoral commissions of the Central and Oktyabrsky districts on Novosibirsk refused to register Maxim Novikov and Pyotr Kopylov, candidates for deputies for by-elections to the Novosibirsk City Council, previously nominated by the Novosibirsk branch of the Yabloko party.
Posted: November 9th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko began preparations for municipal and gubernatorial elections 2024
Press Release, 7.11.2023 Photo by the Press Service of the St.Petersburg branch of Yabloko The Regional Council of the St. Petersburg branch of Yabloko decided to begin preparations for the municipal, gubernatorial elections and by-elections to the Legislative Assembly that will be held in the city in September 2024. Working groups for corresponding election campaigns […]
Posted: November 7th, 2023 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Regional and Local Elections 2024, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Forum of Yabloko Deputies: “We will do what we can and should do: help people and improve our competence.”
Press Release, 20.10.2023 Yabloko representatives in the regional legislative assemblies and city and municipal councils, discussed during the three-day forum the specifics of work of an opposition deputy, shared their experiences and analysed the most popular cases encountered in the practices of Yabloko deputies. The forum was organised by the Centre for Work with Local […]
Posted: October 24th, 2023 under Conferences and Seminars, Elections, Environmental Policies, Governance, Human Rights, Protection of Environment, Regional and Local Elections, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Anna Cherepanova: The Yabloko faction has been registered in the Duma of Veliky Novgorod
Anna Cherpanova’s blog post, 19.10.2023 Photo: Anna Cherepanova The key task is to protect and represent the interests of thousands of our voters; formulate a meaningful alternative to the current government. The questions I will raise in the Duma are as follows:
Posted: October 19th, 2023 under Economy, Elections, Environmental Policies, Housing and Utilities Reform, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russian Economy, Social Policies, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko candidates in Novosibirsk are campaigning under the slogan “For Peace and Freedom!”
Press Release, 16.10.2023 Photo: Yabloko candidates Pyotr Kopylov and Maxim Novikov Yabloko candidates in the by-elections to the Novosibirsk City Council are campaigning under the slogan “For Peace and Freedom!”. It should be noted that in September, Yabloko already held elections under the same slogan in other regions to municipal councils and city parliaments. Yabloko candidates […]
Posted: October 16th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko will participate in the by-election of deputies of the Novosibirsk City Council
Press Release, 9.10.2023 Photo: Pyotr Kopylov and Maxim Novikov Two candidates for deputies were nominated by the Novosibirsk branch of the Yabloko party at a meeting of the regional bureau held on Sunday. By-elections for the electoral districts Nos 40 and 49 will be held on 15-17 December, 2023.
Posted: October 11th, 2023 under Elections, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Novgorod district court fined municipal deputy Oksana Sergeyeva for “demonstration of extremist symbols”
Press Release, 6.10.2023 Photo: Oksana Sergeyeva / Photo by the Novgorod Yabloko The court hearing on the administrative case against Oksana Sergeyeva, a municipal deputy and candidate from Yabloko in the elections to the Novgorod City Duma, was held on 5 October. A few days ago, the same judge ruled out that another Yabloko candidate, […]
Posted: October 6th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Novgorod District Court recognised doctor Valery Kochnev, a Yabloko candidate to the Novgorod City Duma, guilty of the “demonstration of extremist symbols”
Press Release, 4.10.2023 Photo: Valery Kochnev / Photo by the Novgorod branch of Yabloko On 3 October, the Judge of the Novgorod District Court recognised Valery Kochneva guilty of demonstration of the Nazi swastika and fined him 2.000 roubles. The defence was denied a linguistic examination of the video for the song “Zombie” by the […]
Posted: October 4th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Saratov branch of Yabloko opens a public reception
Press Release, 02.10.2023 Photo by Wikimedia Commons Our team has participated in dozens of election campaigns, representing the interests of Saratov residents in elections at different levels, but to date there is not a single Yabloko deputy in the Saratov region. Our colleagues successfully work in representative bodies of Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Pskov region […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Elections, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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The Pskov branch of Yabloko is calling its supporters to enroll as members of precinct electoral commissions in the Pskov region
Press Release, 02.10.2023 Photo by Alexander Kazakov, Kommersant Yabloko is calling its supporters to enroll as members of precinct electoral commissions in the Pskov region. Electoral commissions are formed according to the proposals of political parties, and the Pskov Yabloko invites residents of the Pskov region to become Yabloko representatives in precinct electoral commissions with […]
Posted: October 2nd, 2023 under Elections, Regional and Local Elections, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Trials in cases of extremism against Yabloko candidates in Novgorod Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev postponed
Press Release, 29.09.2023 Photo: Valery Kochnev (second from left) with a support group awaiting the court hearing / Photo by the Novgorod branch of the party On 28 September, a wave of false reports about mining occurred in Veliky Novgorod. In addition to schools and kindergartens, the work of the Novgorod District Court, where hearings […]
Posted: September 29th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev, Yabloko candidates at the past elections in Veliky Novgorod, face a trial accused of “spreading extremist symbols”
Press Release, 27.09.2023 Photo: Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev / Photo by the Novgorod Yabloko On 28 September, the Novgorod District Court will hold two trials on administrative cases regarding the “spread of extremist symbols” against candidates for the Veliky Novgorod City Duma Oksana Sergeyeva and Valery Kochnev. It should be noted that on 29 […]
Posted: September 27th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The future of the country depends on all of us
Decision by the Federal Bureau of Yabloko Adopted on 15.09.2023, published on 22.09.2023 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The political regime that has developed in Russia can be characterised as electoral authoritarianism evolving into a personalistic dictatorship. While the institution of elections was formally preserved, voting lost its true meaning. In the situation of […]
Posted: September 25th, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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The Novgorod District Court fined Yabloko City Duma candidates Anna Cherepanova, Ksenia Cherepanova and Viktor Shalyakin 4,000 roubles each for “disobedience to the police”
Press Release, 20.09.2023 Photo: Police officers blocking the car of Yabloko candidates on 9 September, 2023 / Photo by Ksenia Cherepanova Yabloko’s politicians were accused of allegedly planning to enter the premises of the precinct electoral commission at school No. 31 on the night of 9-10 September. That night, Anna Cherepanova, Ksenia Cherepanova, and Viktor […]
Posted: September 21st, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Only people themselves can change the situation in Russia
YouTube channel Zhivoy Gvozd, 18.09.2023 Broadcasted live on 16.09.2023 Over 30 years, the Yabloko party has offered people in Russia a different path eleven times: eight times in parliamentary elections and three times in presidential elections. This path would never have led our country to what is happening now. We proposed to build a state […]
Posted: September 21st, 2023 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Moscow Municipal Elections 2023, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2023, Russia-Ukraine relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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