Is
Modernisation in Russia Possible? Interview
with Grigory Yavlinsky and Boris Titov by Yury Pronko,
"The Real Time" programme, Radio Finam, May
12, 2010
On Monday, 12 September, Grigory Yavlinsky, YABLOKO leader in the elections to the State Duma, and economists Igor Nikolayev and Yevgeny Gontmakher will launch the Economic Manifesto of the party. Read more »
Svetlana Gannushkina, renowned human rights defender, Chair of the Grzhdanskoy Sodeystviye (Civil Assistance) Committee and candidate to the State Duma running in YABLOKO regional group in Chechnya, and Sergei Kovalyov, her representative, famous human rights defender, member of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee and Co-Chair of YABLOKO Human Rights Faction, called Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya and one of top candidates for the State Duma from the United Russia party, on the pre-election debate. Human rights defenders have made such a statement today at a press conference in the YABLOKO office on 8 September. Moderator of the conference was YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova. Read more »
YABLOKO filed 54 complaints of violations to local election commissions and the prosecutor’s office during this election campaign. YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova informed the Central Electoral Commission of this on 7 September. The party is going to summarize all the violations and submit a complaint to the Central Electoral Commission. Read more »
Previously the Central Electoral Commission registered actor Oleg Basilashvili and poet Igor Irtenyev as YABLOKO election representatives
Tass, 07.09.2016
On Wednesday the Central Electoral Commission registered a group of YABLOKO election representatives at the elections to the State Duma – one of them is Vladimir Voinovich, a renowned writer, author of the novels “Moscow 2042” and “The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin”.
Svetlana Gannushkina, renown human rights defender and head of YABLOKO regional group in Chechnya in the parliamentary election, and Sergei Kovalyov, her representative, famous human rights defender, member of YABLOKO Federal Political Committee and Co-Chair of YABLOKO Human Rights Faction, are going to call Ramzan Kadyrov, head of Chechnya and candidate for the State Duma from the United Russia party, on the pre-election debate. They are going to do this during their press conference on 8 September. Read more »
The use of referendums to solve the issues of public importance in Moscow has become a major topic of YABLOKO election campaign in the capital of Russia. At the moment the officials make any decisions concerning the urban development of Moscow without regard to the opinion of the residents. A discussion on recovering referendums in Moscow took place in YABLOKO election campaign headquarters on September 5. Read more »
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 the initiative group should be put to a referendum within 20 days. Read more »
A terrorist attack taking the lives of 334 people, including 186 children, happened in Belsan, [North Ossetia], twelve year ago. We express our deepest sorrow and condolences to all the relatives and friends of the innocent victims. Terrorism and terrorists taking the lives of innocent people can not be justified. No political goals can be reached via terror. For three days, the country was frozen in pain watching what was happening in the Beslan school, and heard a lot of lies. Read more »
On September 4, YABLOKO Chair Emilia Slabunova began her two days’visit to Perm. She attended a women’s We-Fest festival and had a meeting with YABLOKO’s candidates. Read more »
Debate on the Russia-1 television channel, 03.09.2016
On September 2, the Russia-1 television channel held a debate, the topic of which was creation the equal opportunity environment in the country. The YABLOKO party was represented in the debate by its leader Grigory Yavlinsky. His opponents were Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR), Gennady Semigin (Patriots of Russia), Oleg Mitvol (the Greens), Oleg Smolin (the Communist Party) and Igor Korotchenko (Rodina – Motherland). We provide below the full video of the debate and the programme speech by Grigory Yavlinsky. Read more »
Press release, 02.09.2016
On August 31, parliamentary candidate Galina Shirshina visited Saratov. She supported the Smart Saratov electoral programme developed by the Saratov branch of YABLOKO, participated in a press conference, and had a meeting with voters. Read more »
The Head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, has become Yabloko’s election representative at the elections to the State Duma (Yabloko, LI full-member). Read more »
On 1 September when Russian schoolchildren go to school after summer holidays Sergei Mitrokhin, Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO and party candidate to the State Duma, met with the voters of his constituency in the North-East of Moscow by the VDNKh metro station. He congratulated schoolchildren and teachers with the Day of Knowledge. Mitrokhin said that the task of the school was raising and educating free people who have the knowledge to meet the challenges of the modern world.Read more »
The Central Electoral Commission of Russia will apply to Public Prosecutor General in view of cancelling of registration of YABLOKO’s list of candidates in the election to the Petrozavodsk City Council. Such a statement was made by Ella Pamfilova, Chair of the Central Electoral Commission, on Tuesday. Read more »
Press release, 01.09.2016
On September 1, the Sverdlovsk branch of YABLOKO conducted an action called “Teach officials to run a university” near the building of Ural Federal University. Read more »
Press release, 01.09.2016
The ruling United Russia party complained to the Election Commission of the Novgorod Region about YABLOKO’s video criticizing the Governor. The representatives of United Russia disapproved of YABLOKO’s calls for dismissal of Governor Sergei Minin. According to the complainants, the criticism of the Governor violates the electoral legislation. Read more »
Press release, 01.09.2016
Tomorrow, September 2, head of YABLOKO’s federal list of parliamentary candidates, Grigory Yavlinsky, will have a meeting with the coordinators of the party campaign headquarters in Moscow. Read more »
On September 1, the Sverdlovsk branch of YABLOKO will conduct an action called “Teach the officials to run a university” near University building. Read more »
Press release, 31.08.2016
Renowned human rights defender, Executive Director of the For Human Rights movement Lev Ponomarev became YABLOKO election representative at the elections to the State Duma. Read more »