Story perspectives

Russia’s Supreme Court bars Yabloko from Duma election

8/20/2026

Center

Yabloko Barred

Russia's Supreme Court barred the Yabloko party from the September 18-20 State Duma election.
Rodina party's lawsuit, alleging multiple campaign violations, was upheld by the court.
Pskov City Court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month for discrediting the army.
Yabloko said it will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court presidium, calling the ruling a mockery of the electoral process.

Left

Court Bars Yabloko

Russia’s Supreme Court barred the Yabloko party from the September 18-20 State Duma election.
The decision removes the only registered anti-war party from the ballot, limiting voters opposed to the Ukraine war.
Amnesty International called Lev Shlosberg’s sentence barbaric and demanded his immediate, unconditional release.
Police detained dozens of Yabloko supporters and journalists outside the Moscow courthouse, which the party described as intimidation.

Blindspot

The Supreme Court’s ruling eliminated the only registered anti-war party from the ballot, thereby limiting voters who oppose the Ukraine war.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage as part of the broader narrative.

History

Historical Context

During the 1993 constitutional crisis, President Boris Yeltsin ordered troops to storm the White House, killing 147 people and forcing the Supreme Soviet’s surrender, after which a new constitution gave the president sweeping decree powers. That precedent resurfaces in 2024, when Russia’s Supreme Court barred the Yabloko party from the ballot.

1 of 4

Yabloko Barred

Russia's Supreme Court barred the Yabloko party from the September 18-20 State Duma election.
Rodina party's lawsuit, alleging multiple campaign violations, was upheld by the court.
Pskov City Court sentenced deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month for discrediting the army.
Yabloko said it will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court presidium, calling the ruling a mockery of the electoral process.

1 / 4