Archive for 'State Duma Elections 2026'
Grigory Yavlinsky: “We go on working”
Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky on the removal of Yabloko from the State Duma elections, 17.08.2026 Photo: The Supreme Court hearing on 17 August 2026 / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The ruling of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation removing Yabloko from the elections is unprecedented in the destructive impact it has on […]
Posted: August 18th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov’s speech before the Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Appeal against the removal of Yabloko’s list of candidates from the parliamentary elections, 17.08.2026 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Honourable Court, Esteemed participants in these proceedings, Before the hearing began, at least 35 people who came for today’s hearing — despite there being free seats in the courtroom, and despite having broken no rules […]
Posted: August 17th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov to party supporters: “Take care and don’t fall for provocations”
Press Release, 14.08.2026 Photo: An electronic screen displaying Yabloko campaign banner “For Peace and Freedom” in Veliky Novgorod. Dear friends, This is important. Yabloko is not holding, and does not plan to hold, any public actions in any city in Russia. Today this is dangerous for participants. I ask you not to fall for provocations, […]
Posted: August 14th, 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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“What are the real reasons behind removing Yabloko from the State Duma elections?”
The Analytical Centre of Yabloko, 14.08.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov answering questions from the press outside the Supreme Court on 10 August 2026, after the ruling was announced / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 10 August, the Supreme Court of Russia upheld a claim brought by the pro-Kremlin Rodina party to cancel Yabloko’s registration […]
Posted: August 14th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Yabloko’s appeal against removal from the elections to be heard on 17 August
Press Release, 14.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov and lawyer Vitaly Isakov, one of the party’s leading candidates, at the Supreme Court on 10 August / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Updated. Yabloko has filed an appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of Russia to remove the party’s list from the State […]
Posted: August 14th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Why the Supreme Court removed Yabloko from the elections. The formal grounds, from its reasoned ruling
Press Release, 12.08.2026 Photo: The Supreme Court examines Grigory Yavlinsky’s interview / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Supreme Court has sent Yabloko its reasoned ruling on the removal of the party’s federal list of candidates from the State Duma elections, following a suit brought by the Rodina political party. The formal grounds cited […]
Posted: August 12th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “This is not about Yabloko’s fate — it is about Russia’s fate”
Yavlinsky.ru, 10.08.2026 Photo: 10 August 2026. Outside the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Supreme Court has granted the claim brought by the Rodina party and has cancelled the registration of Yabloko’s federal list of candidates for the State Duma elections. The decision will be […]
Posted: August 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Address by Yabloko Chair Nikolai Rybakov to party supporters ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on 10 August
Address by Nikolai Rybakov, 9.08.2026 Photo: Banners “The Supreme Court of the RF” Tomorrow, the Supreme Court of Russia will hear a case on removing the Yabloko party from the State Duma elections. Rest assured – our lawyers will not leave one stone upon another of these ill-informed and politically motivated accusations against the party. […]
Posted: August 10th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko to sue State Duma MP Zhuravlyov over defamatory statements
Press Release, 7 August 2026 Photo: The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Yabloko has reviewed a video recording of a speech given by State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlyov (the LDPR faction) outside the Supreme Court of Russia building. The speech contains defamatory statements about Yabloko. A claim for the protection of the party’s reputation […]
Posted: August 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Judiciary, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026.
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Electoral commission registers Yabloko’s list of candidates for the Kaliningrad Region Legislative Assembly
Press Release, 7 August 2026 Photo: Roman Morozov, Ivan Bolshakov and Anton Gendrikson / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Kaliningrad Region Electoral Commission has registered the list of candidates nominated by Yabloko in the single electoral district for the 8th convocation of the Kaliningrad Region Legislative Assembly.
Posted: August 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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We work in Russia
Telegram channel of Nikolai Rybakov, 7.08.2026 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov and Yabloko candidates for the State Duma elections on their way to the Central Electoral Commission / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service In recent days, some have decided to publicly express support for Yabloko on social media — support that, in the current circumstances, could […]
Posted: August 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov responds to attacks from leaders of parliamentary pro-government parties A Just Russia, the CPRF and the LDPR
Telegram channel of Nikolai Rybakov, 7.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov at the drawing of lots at the Central Electoral Commission on 5 August We, Yabloko, support a ceasefire agreement, the preservation of human life, and the prevention of nuclear war. Today, statements about Yabloko were made by those who advocate endless hostilities and loss […]
Posted: August 7th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko candidate Yegor Karpenkov appeals to Supreme Court against Central Electoral Commission decision to exclude him from Yabloko’s State Duma candidates list
Press Release, 6.08.2026 Photo: Yegor Karpenkov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Tomorrow, 7 August, the Supreme Court is due to hear the case brought by Yegor Karpenkov, a candidate for the State Duma from Yabloko, who is appealing against the Central Electoral Commission’s decision to exclude him from the party’s list in the […]
Posted: August 6th, 2026 under Elections, 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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Grigory Yavlinsky: Voting for Life
YouTube channel Zhivoi Gvozd, 5.08.2026 Watch on YouTube choosing your preferred language for subtitles Everything happening around us today confirms that there are no signs of diplomacy that might help bring the tragic clash between Russia and Ukraine to an end. The bloodshed continues. Neither missiles, nor drones, nor sanctions, nor Donald Trump have achieved […]
Posted: August 6th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Regional and Local Elections 2026, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will be listed as number 2 on the ballot paper for the State Duma election
Press Release, 5.08.2026 Photo: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov at the drawing of lots at the Central Electoral Commission on 5 August At the drawing of lots held today, 5 August, at the Central Electoral Commission of Russia, party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov drew ball number 2. Yabloko will appear under this number on the ballot paper […]
Posted: August 5th, 2026 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Без рубрики.
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Central Electoral Commission does not reinstate Yabloko’s list for St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly election. Decision to be appealed in court
Press Release, 31.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko’s delegation before submitting documents to the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission / Photo by St. Petersburg Yabloko The Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CEC) has rejected Yabloko’s complaint against the decision by the St. Petersburg Electoral Commission to refuse registration of the party’s list of candidates for the election of deputies […]
Posted: July 31st, 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 demands Moscow City Electoral Commission check legality of United Russia’s mass-scale campaigning on residential building noticeboards
Press Release, 30.07.2026 Photo: Ivan Bolshakov with his letter to Chair of the Moscow Electoral Commission Olga Kirillova / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Ivan Bolshakov, one of the leaders of Yabloko’s federal list in the State Duma election and the party’s representative at the Central Electoral Commission of Russia, has sent a request […]
Posted: July 30th, 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 Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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Supreme Court of Karelia removes Yabloko’s list of candidates from election following claim by the Rodina party
Press Release, 29.07.2026 Photo: List leaders Inna Boluchevskaya, Olga Tuzhikova and Anna Pavlova Today, 29 July, the Supreme Court of Karelia heard an administrative claim by the regional branch of the Rodina (Motherland) party seeking to overturn the ruling of the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Karelia of 17 July, which had registered Yabloko’s list […]
Posted: July 30th, 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, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Central Electoral Commission unanimously registers Yabloko’s list for State Duma election
Press Release, 29.07.2026 Photo: Yabloko’s State Duma candidates and party Chair Nikolai Rybakov at the Central Electoral Commission of Russia on 29 July 2026 The Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CEC) registered Yabloko’s federal list of candidates on 29 July 2026 for the election of deputies to the 9th convocation of the State Duma. The […]
Posted: July 29th, 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, Без рубрики.
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How to vote for a ceasefire
A Frank Conversation with Grigory Yavlinsky Grigory Yavlinsky’s website, 27.07.2026 Watch on YouTube choosing your preferred language for subtitles Are there elections in Russia today that fundamentally change power? No, no such democratic institution exists in our country any more. That is how the reforms were carried out in the 1990s. Do people in Russia […]
Posted: July 29th, 2026 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Без рубрики.
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