The Kremlin Got Scared. The Election Campaign Risked Turning Into a Debate About the War. The Opposition in Exile Added Fuel to the Fire. What People Are Saying About Yabloko Being Removed From the State Duma Elections

The Kremlin got scared. The election campaign risked turning into a debate about the war. The opposition in exile added fuel to the fire. What people are saying about Yabloko being removed from the State Duma elections

The Supreme Court removed Yabloko from the upcoming State Duma elections, the only party to take an anti-war position. The formal pretext for the removal was a lawsuit from the Rodina party, which brought absurd copyright infringement accusations against Yabloko.

Meduza looked at how opinion leaders across the political spectrum reacted to Yabloko’s exit from the election campaign, from Yabloko’s own leadership and opposition figures in exile who had urged support for the party to pro-government bloggers.

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The Kremlin got scared. The elections risked turning into a debate about the war. Now all that remains is to vote against United Russia. What people are saying about the removal…

On August 10, the Supreme Court removed Yabloko from the upcoming State Duma elections, the only party taking an anti-war position. The formal pretext for the removal was a lawsuit from the Rodina party, which brought absurd copyright infringement accusations against Yabloko.…