Archive for 'Regional and Local Elections 2026'
Court removes Yabloko’s Smolensk candidate Larisa Dolzhikova from State Duma elections
Press Release, 11.09.2026 Photo: Larisa Dolzhikova’s campaign poster / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Smolensk Regional Court has annulled the registration of Yabloko candidate Larisa Dolzhikova, who was standing in the State Duma elections in the Smolensk single-mandate constituency No. 176. The claim to remove Dolzhikova was filed by Darya Shavrikova, another candidate […]
Posted: September 11th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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All five Yabloko single-mandate candidates for the State Duma removed from elections in the Chelyabinsk Region
Press Release, 11.09.2026 Photo: From left, State Duma candidates Oksana Boyarskaya, Valentina Komkova, Andrei Talevlin and Sergei Faryma. Yaroslav Shcherbakov is at the microphone. Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov meeting with voters in Chelyabinsk, 5 September 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Over the course of several days, the Chelyabinsk Regional Court annulled the […]
Posted: September 11th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Tomsk Regional Court removes Yabloko’s list from Legislative Duma elections
Press Release, 11.09.2026 Photo: A billboard bearing Yabloko’s campaign slogan on the streets of Tomsk / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 11 September, the Tomsk Regional Court granted the LDPR’s claim and annulled the registration of Yabloko’s list for the elections of deputies to the Tomsk Region Legislative Duma.
Posted: September 11th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Appeal court upholds removal of Yabloko’s list from Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly elections, but 18 single-mandate candidates continue their campaign
Press Release, 11.09.2026 Photo: List leaders — Konstantin Kiselyov, Tatyana Gorshkaleva, and Alexei Kholodarev The Second Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in St. Petersburg has upheld the ruling of the Sverdlovsk Regional Court annulling the registration of Yabloko’s list for the elections of deputies to the Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly.
Posted: September 11th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Electoral commission annuls registration of Yabloko list leader Anna Cherepanova for elections to the Novgorod Region Duma
Press Release, 10.09.2026 Photo: Anna Cherepanova and Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov at a meeting with voters in Novgorod on 8 September 2026/ Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 9 September, the Novgorod Region Electoral Commission annulled the registration of Anna Cherepanova — Deputy Chairperson of Yabloko, leader of the party’s list for the elections […]
Posted: September 11th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko sets out voting guidance for 20 September elections – Plan B
Press Release, 9.09.2026 Ahead of Russia’s 20 September elections, Yabloko has issued guidance to its supporters under the name “Plan B” — a call to vote as a matter of conscience, civil responsibility and desire for peace.
Posted: September 11th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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On the final day for filing claims, new demands arrive at courts to remove Yabloko candidates from the elections
Press Release, 9.09.2026 Photo by Maria Letova, Kommersant 9 September is the last day on which parties and candidates may apply to the courts to have their rivals’ registration in the State Duma elections revoked. On this day, there were reported new court proceedings against Yabloko candidates in several Russian regions. Hearings on claims already […]
Posted: September 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Attempt to remove Yabloko’s Tomsk Region list on the same grounds as the federal list at the Supreme Court
Press Release, 9.09.2026 Photo: A Yabloko campaign billboard in Tomsk / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Tomsk Regional Court will hear a claim brought by LDPR seeking to revoke the registration of Yabloko’s list for the elections to the Tomsk Region Legislative Duma. The Tomsk Region is one of only two regions where […]
Posted: September 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Two Yabloko candidates held liable for “displaying extremist symbols”: Alexander Kudelkin arrested, Shana Ogney fined
Press Release, 9.09.2026 Photo: Alexander Kudelkin in the courtroom / Video screenshot The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg has sentenced Alexander Kudelkin, Yabloko’s candidate for the Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly, to ten days’ administrative detention under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”.
Posted: September 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Moscow Region Court removes Sergei Kryzhov, leader of Moscow Region Yabloko, from the State Duma elections. Ruling on another Moscow Region candidate still unknown
Press Release, 9.09.2026 Photo: Sergei Kryzhov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Today, 9 September, the Moscow Region Court revoked the registration of Sergei Kryzhov, leader of Moscow Region Yabloko, as the party’s candidate in the State Duma elections for the Sergiyev Posad single-mandate constituency in the Moscow Region.
Posted: September 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko candidates for the Kaliningrad Region Legislative Assembly threatened with death unless the party withdraws them from the elections
Press Release, 9.09.2026 Photo: Roman Morozov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko representatives in the Kaliningrad Region have received messages threatening the party’s candidates for the regional Legislative Assembly, Roman Morozov and Dmitry Mamayev.
Posted: September 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko candidate Alexander Muravyev removed from the elections over the slogan ‘For a Free Internet Without Blocking
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Alexander Muravyev / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Moscow Region Court has revoked the registration of Alexander Muravyev, Yabloko’s candidate for the State Duma for Lyubertsy single-mandate constituency No. 122. He became the fourth Yabloko single-mandate candidate removed from the elections in a single day, on 8 September, and […]
Posted: September 9th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In a single day, court removes third Yabloko State Duma candidate — Yuri Vaskin, from the Moscow Region
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Yuri Vaskin / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 8 September, the Moscow Region Court revoked the registration of Yuri Vaskin, Yabloko’s candidate for the State Duma for Odintsovo single-mandate constituency No. 124 (Moscow Region). He became the third party candidate removed from the elections that day, and the sixth […]
Posted: September 9th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Court removes Yabloko candidate Dmitry Smirnov from the State Duma elections over a photograph of Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Dmitry Smirnov / Photo from a personal archive On 8 September, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court granted a claim filed by Alexei Rizovatov, a candidate from the Party of Pensioners, and revoked the registration of Dmitry Smirnov, Yabloko’s candidate for Avtozavodsky single-mandate constituency No. 133. The court’s ruling will be appealed. […]
Posted: September 9th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Six Yabloko candidates detained in a single day in the Sverdlovsk Region
Press Release, 8.09.2026 Photo: Top row: Konstantin Kiselyov, and Shana Ogney, Vladimir Sobyanin. Bottom row: Alexander Kudelkin, Alexei Kholodaryov, and Vladimir Sevostyanov UPD 8 September at 12:40 (Moscow time): information added on the charge brought against Alexei Kholodaryov. On 7 September, police in the Sverdlovsk Region detained six Yabloko candidates for the State Duma and […]
Posted: September 8th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Administrative offence report drawn up against Yabloko State Duma candidate Konstantin Kiselyov for “displaying extremist symbols” which entails the loss of the right to stand for election for one year
Press Release, 7.09.2026 Photo: Konstantin Kiselyov outside a police station / Photo by Sverdlovsk region Yabloko On 7 September, police in Yekaterinburg detained Konstantin Kiselyov, leader of the Yabloko faction in the Yekaterinburg City Duma and the party’s candidate for State Duma deputy in Central single-mandate constituency No. 169. An administrative offence report was drawn […]
Posted: September 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Protest against judicial arbitrariness targeting Yabloko Deputy Chair Anna Cherepanova
Press Release, 6.09.2026 Photo: Anna Cherepanova’s campaign leaflets “For Peace and Freedom” / Photo by Novgorod Yabloko On 5 September 2026, the Bureau of Novgorod Yabloko lodged a protest against the judicial arbitrariness directed at the party’s Deputy Chair Anna Cherepanova and the unlawful attempts to remove her from the elections.
Posted: September 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Supreme Court rejects Yabloko’s appeal against refusal to register its list of candidates for the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 4.09.2026 Photo: Outside the Supreme Court building / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On Friday, 4 September, the Supreme Court of Russia rejected an appeal filed by St. Petersburg Yabloko against the refusal to register the party’s city-wide list of candidates for the Legislative Assembly elections.
Posted: September 5th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Two Yabloko single-mandate candidates detained in Moscow: the charges could bar them from standing in the State Duma elections
Press Release, 4.09.2026 Photo: Grigory Grishin and Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno Today, 4 September, two Yabloko candidates for the State Duma, Grigory Grishin and Anna Shatunovskaya-Byurno, were detained in Moscow. Both had administrative violation reports filed against them under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation, on “displaying extremist symbols”. A finding […]
Posted: September 4th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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In Chelyabinsk, the Greens want Yabloko’s State Duma candidate Yaroslav Shcherbakov removed over Banksy graffiti and a Sakharov quote
Press Release, 4.09.2026 Photo: Yaroslav Shcherbakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Chelyabinsk Region Court will hear a claim filed by Artem Kungurtsev, a representative of the Greens party, seeking to overturn the registration of Yaroslav Shcherbakov, leader of Chelyabinsk Yabloko, as a State Duma candidate. It should be noted that Yabloko member […]
Posted: September 4th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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