Press Release, 9.09.2018

Launch of books – “Three Epochs of Russian Journalism” and “Slaves of the State Security” – by Yuri Petrovich Shchekochikhin, a pillar of Russian investigative journalism and State Duma deputy (2nd and 3rd convocations) from the Yabloko party took place at the Moscow International Book Fair past weekend.

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Grigory Yavlinsky on the municipal filter, technocrats and the danger of doing away with politics in Russia’s regions
Grigory Yavlinsky website, 10.09.2018

A Single Voting Day has taken place in Russia. It is single because the elections of mayors and heads of administrations are taking place according to a single scheme “elections without choice” designed by political cheats. The mechanisms that have already become a long-standing tradition not only leave independent candidates no chances to win but also prevent them from participation. Nobody elects anyone – the Kremlin appoints mayors and governors. They mock elections by making it appear that voters who participate in the process do not want any alternative. A municipal filter is a good way to withdraw the opponents of Vladimir Putin’s policy from elections. It is impossible to overcome the filter. Yabloko experienced this problem in Yekaterinburg, Pskov and the Moscow Region. Most people understand what is going on. This is why the real voter turnout is about 20 per cent in many towns and whole regions. When the turnout is low it is enough to gain about 10-15 per cent of votes in general to “win”. It means that the opinion of 85-90 per cent of residents is not taken into account at all.
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The booklet contains the investigations, analytics and events by Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre

Press release, 11.09.2018

Yabloko’s Anti-Corruption Policy Centre launched its latest report. The booklet contains civil investigations, non-governmental reports, expert reports and event organised by the centre in 2017. Lawyer Alexei Chumakov launched the booklet at Moscow International Book Fair on September 5. Read more »

Press release, 10.09.2018

Following the elections on September 9 Yabloko formed factions in city parliaments of Yekaterinburg and Veliky Novgorod.

The party gained 11.08 per cent of votes in the elections to Veliky Novgorod City Duma improving its result by 1.5 per cent in comparison with the elections in 2013. Read more »

Press release, 8.09.2018

Political and economist Grigory Yavlinsky launched his new books at Moscow International Book Fair, replied to the questions of the audience, including questions about the pension reform and the Skripal poisoning case in Great Britain.

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Press release based on the statement by the Yabloko party, 7.09.2018

On 7 September, the Pskov Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened criminal proceedings agains the Pskov Region branch of Yabloko for disseminating leaflets calling upon voters to spoil ballot papers in the gubernatorial elections.

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Yabloko’s investigation into Moscow Mayor’s Office project at the cost of 3 billion roubes
Press release, 7.09.2018

Yabloko’s Centre for Anti-Corruption Policy made an investigation into the project “Moscow Longevity” by Moscow Mayor’s Office. It has features of political corruption because Mayor Sergei Sobyanin was involved in campaign materials. Furthermore, the project bears corruption risks due to low competition during the tender and lack of budget transparency. Read more »

Statement by the Moscow branch of Yabloko, 7.09.2018

On September 9, the government is holding the so called mayoral elections. The peculiarity of this election the incumbent mayor and the main candidate Sergei Sobyanin have chosen his opponents himself: thanks to him they received signatures of municipal deputies [to pass the municipal filter] and were registered as candidates. Candidates that fell out of favour [with the authorities] are not on the ballot paper. Read more »

Press release, 4.09.2018

On 31 August, Yabloko Deputy chair Nikolai Rybakov visited Saratov and took part in a round table on the environmental problems of the region. They paid special attention to the construction of the acrilamide production facility, deforestation, development of forest parks and waste sorting.

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Press release, 5.09.2018

On 2 September, a rally against raising the retirement age took place in Pskov. Chair of the regional Yabloko branch and deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly Lev Shlosberg delivered a speech at the rally.

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Press release, 5.09.2018

Grigory Yavlinsky will launch his new books at Moscow International Book Fair on 8 September. This the politician has two new publications.

In his book “A Way to the Future” Grigory Yavlinsky presents proposals on overcoming the political and economic crisis in Russia, lifting our country out of international isolation and making it one of the leading countries. The book consists of Yavlinsky’s 2018 presidential programme “A Way to the Future”; “The Economic Manifesto” describing the major features of the economic policy of the Russian government; a programme for the provision of gas supply 2019-2021; a strategy for mass housing construction and providing citizens with land “Land. Housing. Roads”; a map of fiscal capacity of Russia’s regions; “Blog 2018: The Future” on the desirable future of Russia; proposals on settling the crisis in relations with Ukraine and the international community. Read more »

Press release, 4.09.2018

Yabloko Chair Emilia Slabunova arrived in Vladimir to support party candidates in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Vladimir Region. Deputy of the Vladimir city parliament Dmitry Kushpita heads the party list that consists of 45 candidates. Read more »

Press release, 3.09.2018

On September 2, the Altai Krai branch of Yabloko participated in a rally against the pension reform initiated by the government. Over 1,500 people took to the streets. Read more »

Press release, 3.09.2018

On 3 September, Yabloko filed a complaint to the head of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev in connection with the decision of the Pskov regional court to withdraw Yabloko’s candidates Gennady Kolesik and Larisa Semashko from the elections to the posts of heads of Opochetsky and Velikoluksky districts in the Pskov Region.

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by Grigory Yavlinsky
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 1.09.2018

What Vladimir Putin has accomplished for the three months after the inauguration and what the President should have done in the first hundred days to pull the country out of crisis and isolation

Putin did not have a presidential programme: neither economic nor political, no programme at all. There was no normal presidential campaign either – he did not meet with ordinary voters, did not travel to the impoverished Russian cities. There was no debate – he had nothing to respond to difficult and sensitive questions. But on [the presidential election day] 18 March, 2018, Putin became President again, leading the country for the fifth time in a row. In August, a hundred days from the date of his next coming to his new old office. Read more »

Press release, 2.09.2018

Yabloko activists participated in protest actions against raising the retirement age in 14 cities of Russia. Chair of the party Emilia Slabunova made a speech at the rally in Omsk while Yabloko’s Political Committee member Sergei Mitrokhin delivered his address in Moscow.

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01.09.2018

Dear friends! The 20,000 rubles [approx. 250 euros] rate of pension by 2024 which the President promised in his latest address is a shame! It is really hard to survive on 20,000 rubles a month even now not to mention what will be in 6 years time.
https://www.facebook.com/EmiliaSlabunova/videos/1955130144785394/
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Press Release, 29.08.2018

Yabloko party Chairperson Emilia Slabunova sent a letter to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the head of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on the need to direct additional oil and gas revenues to the elimination of third and second shifts in Russian schools.

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Press Release, 30.08.2018

The St.Petersburg Committee of Property suspended termination of the contract of rent of the St.Petersburg branch of the Memorial human rights society.

In April 2018, the City Commission for Disposal of Property refused to Memorial in concluding their regular rent contract for a new period without explaining the reasons. In July 2018, the St. Petersburg authorities announced termination of the contract and offered Memorial to vacate the premises of its office within three months.

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3.09.2018

Chair of the Krasnoyarsk branch of Yabloko Oksana Demchenko believes that if the party representatives are elected to the city parliament, they will improve the quality of life in Krasnoyarsk.

– It is the 25th anniversary of the foundation of Yabloko this year. We have many deputies across Russia and a large number of initiatives which will help create equal opportunity society based on the principals of social justice. Yabloko activists also have mandates in several towns of the Krasnoyarsk Krai. They work in best interests of the local residents.

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