Archive for 'Political Parties'
The situation and prospects of political struggle in Russia in 2021
Decision No 147 by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, adopted on 14.10.2021, published on 18.10.2021 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service The Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko believes that the assessments, forecasts and fears expressed in the article “No to Putinism and Populism” and the decision by the Political Committee […]
Posted: October 19th, 2021 under Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Politics, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russian Economy, Situation in Crimea, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, War in Syria, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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On the calls to vote of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Decision No 148 by the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko, adopted on 14.10.2021, published on 18.10.2021 Photo: Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), bows to the bust of Stalin on 5 March 2021, the anniversary of Stalin’s death / Photo by Irina Buzhor / Kommersant The Political Committee […]
Posted: October 18th, 2021 under Elections, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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The Yabloko Party presented 100 solutions to overcome corruption in Russia
Press Release, 15.09.2021 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 15 September, the Yabloko party presented its anti-corruption programme, consisting of 100 items. Yabloko believes that corruption should be viewed as a violation of human rights. The presentation was attended by the leader of Yabloko Nikolai Rybakov, Deputy Chairman of the party Ivan Bolshakov, Yabloko […]
Posted: September 16th, 2021 under Economy, Elections, Political Parties, Politics, Russian Economy, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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The communists want to remove Sergei Mitrokhin from the elections for the cosplay of the video of Reutov-TV
Press Release, 10.09.2021 Photo from Sergei Mitrokhin’s personal Facebook page Nina Ostanina, a candidate for State Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the Central electoral district No. 208, appealed to the District Electoral Commission with a complaint against Sergei Mitrokhin, her rival in a single-mandate constituency from Yabloko.
Posted: September 10th, 2021 under Elections, Political Parties, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko in the Moscow City Duma, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: “Do you say that the real opposition is the communists? Then expect new repressions, the Iron Curtain and a war”
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 31.08.2021 Photo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo by Alexander Miridonov /Kommersant Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov equated criticism of Joseph Stalin with an attack on the outcome of the Second World War. What for? It attracts communist voters to the [ruling] United Russia party and at the same time makes it […]
Posted: August 31st, 2021 under Elections, Foreign policy, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Political Parties, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Situation in Crimea, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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Three municipal deputies were injured in the explosion during a municipal council meeting in St.Petersburg
Press Release, 10.08.2021 Photo by Dmity Baltrukov On 4 August, an explosion occurred on the porch of the municipal council of the Smolninskoye municipality in St.Petersburg. The explosion happened during the council meeting. According to a number of media, Georgy Sklyadnev, an employee of the Smolninskoe municipal administration, told the Centre for Combating Extremism that […]
Posted: August 11th, 2021 under Elections, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2019, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Lev Shlosberg was removed from the State Duma elections in a single-mandate constituency. Statements by the leaders of Yabloko
Press Release, 9.08.2021 Photo: Lev Shlosberg. / Photo by the Yabloko party Press Service The Moscow City Court made a decision to cancel the registration of Lev Shlosberg as a candidate for State Duma elections in a single-mandate constituency. The decision was adopted on the administrative claim by Andrei Pangayev, a candidate for State Duma […]
Posted: August 10th, 2021 under Attack on Lev Shlosberg, Elections, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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I am asking you to stop the use of unfair campaigning methods by members of your party.
An open letter by Emilia Slabunova to Dmitry Medvedev, leader of the United Russia party, 5.08.2021 Photo from Emilia Slabunova’s FP page: Banners placed by United Russia in Petrozavodsk run: “United Russia means a renovated Petrozavodsk airport. Departures and returns in comfort. To: Dmitry A. Medvedev, Chairman of the All-Russian political party UNITED RUSSIA Dear […]
Posted: August 5th, 2021 under Elections, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2016, Regional and Local Elections 2021, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, The Yabloko faction in the Legislative Assembly of Karelia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko will not keep silent about COVID-19
Press Release, 29.07.2021. Photo by Igor Ivanko/ Kommersant The Yabloko party refused to sign an agreement proposed by the pro-government United Russia party on holding elections amid the coronavirus pandemic. The reason is the fourth paragraph of the document, which provides for the refusal of the political parties participating in the parliamentary elections to discuss […]
Posted: July 29th, 2021 under Economy, Elections, Healthcare, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, Russian Economy, Social Policies, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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European liberal politicians wished Yabloko success in the elections to the State Duma
Press Release, 5.07.2021 Yabloko colleagues from sister parties and organisations from ten countries expressed their words of support and hope for the victory of the party in the upcoming elections to the State Duma. They sent their greetings and good wishes in the addresses that were broadcast at the Yabloko pre-election congress on July 3-4.
Posted: July 5th, 2021 under 21st Congress of Yabloko, Congresses, Elections, Political Parties, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, The ALDE party, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family, YABLOKO Sister-parties, Без рубрики.
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Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov held a working meeting with PACE representatives
Press Release, 29.06.2021 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 29 June, a meeting between Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov and the PACE delegation led by PACE co-rapporteurs Axel Schäfer (Germany, SOC) and Ria Oomen-Ruijten (Netherlands, EPP/CD) took place in the Moscow office of Yabloko. The delegation is in Russia on a mission to assess […]
Posted: June 29th, 2021 under Elections, Political Parties, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, Без рубрики.
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Alexei Chumakov: Ketchup for wunderkinds
In Kirov, winners and prize-winners of the All-Russian Academic Olympics for Schoolchildren were awarded memorable ketchup and mayonnaise. Alexei Chumakov’s blog post, 7.06.2021 Photo from the official web-site of the Kirov administration In Kirov, winners and prize-winners of the All-Russian Academic Olympics for Schoolchildren were awarded memorable ketchup and mayonnaise. The head of the Kirov […]
Posted: June 7th, 2021 under Political Parties, Politics, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Nikolai Rybakov: This is a law against the list of Yabloko candidates
Facebook page by Nikolai Rybakov, 4.06.2021 Photo by Natalia Seliverstova /RIA Novosti Today Vladimir Putin has signed a law prohibiting citizens associated with “extremist” organisations from being elected as deputies. The content of this law is absurd in the best traditions of the adoption of insane laws by the State Duma, and allows absolutely any […]
Posted: June 7th, 2021 under Elections, Moscow Municipal Elections 2022, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2021, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power.
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Hans van Baalen, dedicated liberal and ALDE President, passed away.
Condolences, 30.04.2021 Photo by the aldeparty.eu Yesterday night, Hans van Baalen, our colleague and Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), passed away. He was 60 years old. During his political career, Hans was a Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, Member of the European Parliament, President of […]
Posted: April 30th, 2021 under Condolences, YABLOKO and the International Liberal Family, Без рубрики.
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The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko demands resignation of the deputy head of the Yuzhsky district. The official organises campaigning for the pro-goverments United Russia party
Press Release, 01.04.2021 Photo: Svetlana Lelyukhina / Photo from the official website of the Yuzhsky municipal district of the Ivanovo region The Ivanovo branch of Yabloko intends to appeal to the Public Prosecutor’s office of the Ivanovo region with a demand to remove from office Svetlana Lelyukhina, acting the head of the Yuzhsky district of […]
Posted: April 1st, 2021 under Elections, Political Parties, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Nikolai Rybakov and Grigory Yavlinsky spoke at the international conference The Man Who Changed the World timed to coincide with Mikhail Gorbachev’s 90th birthday
Press Release, 5.03.2021 Photo by the Yabloko Press Service: Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, Olga Zdravomyslova, Executive Director of the Gorbachev Foundation, and Pavel Palazhchenko, head of the International Contacts and Press Service of the Gorbachev Foundation. Nikolai Rybakov, Yabloko party Chairman, and Grigory Yavlinsky, Chairman of Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee, took part in the international […]
Posted: March 9th, 2021 under Conferences and Seminars, Governance, History, Human Rights, Political Parties, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties.
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Alexei Karnaukhov: The State Duma hides inquiries under the carpet
How the pro-government United Russia party stole Yabloko’s initiative and passed it off as its own Press Release, 4.03.2021 Since June, the State Duma was supposed to publish parliamentary inquiries on the website. It is a surprisingly good initiative: this way you can track whose interests the deputies are promoting and disclose the use of […]
Posted: March 5th, 2021 under Political Parties, YABLOKO against Corruption, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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The reform in the Yabloko party: as it is, rather than as interpreted by Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Press Release, 4.03.2021 On 3 March, Nezavisimaya Gazeta published an article on the reform of the Yabloko party. The text by Darya Garmonenko, like many other texts by this author, is replete with errors and distortions. We publish the full text of the commentary of the Deputy Chairman of the party Ivan Bolshakov: – The […]
Posted: March 4th, 2021 under Political Parties, YABLOKO and Other Political Parties, YABLOKO Sister-parties.
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Yabloko’s Federal Political Committee adopted the position of Grigory Yavlinsky and approved the direction of the party’s reform
Press Release, 20.02.2021 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service On 19 February 19, a regular meeting of the Federal Political Committee (FPC) of the Yabloko Party took place. The meeting was attended by all 17 members of the FPC. The Federal Political Committee considered two issues: the statement “On systemic threats […]
Posted: February 20th, 2021 under Elections, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Political Committee Decisions, Political Parties, Presidential Elections, Protests in Russia, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2021, YABLOKO Against Nationalism, Extremism and Xenophobia, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Без рубрики.
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Maxim Kruglov: Moscow Mayor’s Office has cut the powers of the City Parliament and municipalities
Maxim Kruglov’s blog post, 18.02.2021 Photo: Maxim Kruglov, leader of the Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma Today, the Moscow authorities have finally revealed their strategy for the coming years. Instead of building modern, flexible, horizontal management structures, the Mayor’s Office and [the government’s] United Russia [party], on the contrary, concentrate all powers in […]
Posted: February 18th, 2021 under Moscow City Duma Elections 2014, Moscow City Duma Elections 2019, Political Parties, Regional policies and Local Self-Governing, Social Policies, The Yabloko faction in the Moscow City Duma, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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