Pskov Court Bars Yabloko From Regional Assembly Race
The regional ban follows Russia’s Supreme Court ruling last week to reject Yabloko’s final appeal against a nationwide ban barring its candidate list from the State Duma elections next month.
A judge in Pskov, a western region of Russia, has ruled that the liberal Yabloko party is ineligible to field candidates in the upcoming regional assembly elections. This decision came after the Supreme Court dismissed Yabloko's final appeal against a nationwide ban imposed earlier this month. The Pskov region's ban follows a lawsuit filed by the nationalist party Rodina, alleging technical violations during Yabloko's registration for the elections.
Yabloko, Russia's oldest liberal party, had secured ballot access and seats in three regions, with Pskov being its final stronghold. The party plans to appeal the Pskov region's decision. Meanwhile, Yabloko is also contesting Rodina's eligibility in the regional assembly race, with their counter-lawsuit set to be heard on Thursday.
Lev Shlosberg, a prominent anti-war politician and Yabloko's Pskov chapter leader, was recently sentenced to over 11 years in prison under wartime censorship laws. The Moscow Times, an independent news organization, has been labeled as an "undesirable" organization by Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, intensifying its struggle against censorship and repression.
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