Origin: Central Election Commission registers Yabloko for State Duma elections

Russia’s election commission registered Yabloko’s party list for the Sept. 18–20 State Duma vote. The party says its federal list has 269 candidates, with 135 more in single-mandate districts. The registration puts on the ballot the only officially registered party opposing the war.

Obstacles persist in the regions. St. Petersburg election officials refused to register Yabloko for the city legislature, a case the national commission said it was reviewing. Officials in Petrozavodsk also denied registration, and several Yabloko public representatives, including chair Nikolai Rybakov, were cited for displaying “extremist symbols,” which by law bars them from running.

At the commission presentation, State Duma deputy and Rodina party leader Alexey Zhuravlev criticized Yabloko for having no candidates who had traveled to the war zone. Rybakov replied that the party calls for a ceasefire.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources