Russia bars only anti-war party Yabloko from September parliamentary elections

Russia’s Supreme Court has barred Yabloko, the country’s only officially registered anti-war party, from contesting September’s parliamentary elections. The ruling came after a lawsuit by the pro-Kremlin Rodina party, further narrowing political opposition in the country ahead of the upcoming vote.

New Delhi: Russia’s Supreme Court has barred the liberal Yabloko party from contesting next month’s parliamentary elections, removing the country’s only officially registered political party that openly opposes Moscow’s war in Ukraine from the ballot.

The court on Monday cancelled the registration of Yabloko’s federal list of candidates for the September 18–20 State Duma elections. The move followed a lawsuit filed by the pro-Kremlin nationalist Rodina party, which accused Yabloko of receiving undeclared campaign........

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