What Did Russia’s Opposition Do When Yabloko Was Thrown Off the Ballot? Keep Fighting Itself.
The exclusion of the anti-war Yabloko party from State Duma elections has become yet another catalyst for infighting among Russia's opposition.
The Russian opposition finds itself in a state of internal conflict and division, despite presenting itself as a unified force against the government. When Yabloko, a party struggling to meet the five percent threshold for state Duma seats, was targeted by the Supreme Court due to foreign funding, extremism, and copyright violations, it was removed from the ballot.
This left the opposition further fragmented, with two main camps: hopeless romantics hoping for a "beautiful Russia of the future" and skeptics who believe fair elections are impossible and support the Ukrainian army. Both groups have endured more than most critics, but their methods have yielded little success. The opposition's repeated attempts to support candidates, such as Boris Nadezhdin and Yabloko, have resulted in both being disqualified, leaving the Russian public exhausted and disillusioned.
While some opposition figures understand the public's sentiment, their methods continue to fail, and their internal disagreements further isolate them from the growing support for Ukraine.
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