Press release, 15.01.2019 Boris Vishnevsky, Yabloko MP in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, addressed Andrei Bakumenko, head of the National Guard Troops in St. Petersburg, with a suggestion to commission the service to shovel snow in the city instead of dispersing rallies and pickets. In his letter Vishnevsky writes that there is a serious problem […]

Press Release, 26.11.2018 Boris Vishnevsky, head of the Yabloko faction in the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly, called on citizens to begin collecting signatures under the letter to St. Petersburg municipal deputies and the leadership of ruling United Russia party to ensure real, rather than decorative, political competition in the election of the St.Petersburg Governor.

Press release, 16.11.2018 Yabloko MP in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky put forward an initiative to compel St.Petersburg Governor to have extraordinary meetings with regional MPs within 10 days upon request.

The presidential candidate passed an “exam” in the local university and spoke to residents of the region Press Release, 09.02.2018 On 8 February, presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky visited Rostov-on-Don. In the afternoon he addressed the students of the Southern Federal University, and in the evening he held a large meeting with residence of the region.

Press Release, 24.01.2018 MPs of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly supported in the first reading the bill of the Yabloko faction, which obliges the city government to publish an agreement on public-private partnership envisaging financing from the city budget within seven days after conclusion of such an agreement, thus ensuring transparency of the budget spending.

Press release, 27.11.2017 On 29 November, the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly will consider Yabloko’s bill on the repeal of the municipal filter in gubernatorial elections for candidates nominated by parliamentary parties and parties, which have representation in the regional parliaments.

Press release, 23.11.2017 Members of the Commission on the mechanism of the government of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly delivered a negative opinion on Yabloko’s bill on the easing of the municipal filter in gubernatorial elections for candidates nominated by parliamentary parties and parties, which have representation in the regional parliament of the constituent entity […]

The annual report of Yabloko faction in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly of the 6th conviction Press release, 18.09.2017 Dear residents of St. Petersburg, A year ago you entrusted us to represent your interests in the city parliament.

Press release, 14.09.2017 Deputy of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly spoke about his activity during the summer period on air of the Partburo radio programme. He participated in the meetings of the working group on the inventory of green space in St. Petersburg and tried to seek a referendum on the future of St. Isaac’s Cathedral […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Press Release, 05.04.2017 Alexander Shishlov was elected for the post of St.Petersburg Ombudsman for another term. His candidacy was supported by 47 deputies of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly.The Bureau of the St. Petersburg branch of YABLOKO and the party faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg supported the nomination of Alexander Shishlov, Human Rights […]

Press release, 29.03.2017 Boris Vishnevsky, head of Yabloko’s faction in the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, said that his faction would insist on the city parliament’s approval of a referendum on the future of St. Isaac’s Cathedral museum.

Press Release, 24.03.2017 On 22 March, the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg adopted the bill “On Amendments to the Budget Law of St. Petersburg” in the second reading. Grigory Yalvinsky developed the bill when he was MP in the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly and head of the YABLOKO faction in the city parliament of the previous […]

Press release, 22.03.2017 Head of Yabloko’s faction in the Legislative Assembly of St.Petersburg Boris Vishnevsky claims that the pressure on the parliamentary opposition is mounting. On 22 March, the ruling United Russia party deputies introduced alternations in the time limit – according to the new rules, an adjournment of a session will be announced only […]

Press release, 01.12.2016 On Friday, December 2, the committee on legislation of the St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly will consider YABLOKO’s draft decree on a referendum against the decision to name the bridge across the Duderhof canal after Akhmad Kadyrov, former Chechen President.

Press release, 05.09.2016 The Electoral Commission of St. Petersburg approved of YABLOKO’s motion on a referendum against the decision to name the bridge across the Duderhof canal after Akhmad Kadyrov, former Chechen President, unanimously. The motion will be referred for consideration of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, which will decide whether the questions proposed by […]

Statement by the St. Petersburg branch of YABLOKO, 04.08.2016 The St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO consistently opposes the system of gathering the voters’ signatures as a means of administrative elimination of the political forces and candidates who are out of favour of the government. The St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO faced this threshold when it was not […]

Press Release, 09.06.2016 According to Grigory Yavlinsky, head of the YABLOKO faction in St.Petersburg’s Legislative Assembly, politics led to situation when modern solutions could no longer be taken in the economy and everyday life. He made such a statement at a press conference held in the Rosbalt news agency in St. Petersburg. Grigory Yavlinsky and […]