St. Petersburg election officials from Russia’s antiwar Yabloko party were ordered to report to military offices at 9 a.m. on the first day of voting — exactly when polls are scheduled to open
Several Yabloko representatives serving on precinct election commissions in St. Petersburg’s Krasnogvardeysky District have received summonses ordering them to report to military enlistment offices, city election commission member Pavel Shapchits told Fontanka.
On the first day of voting, September 18, Yabloko party election officials in St. Petersburg's Krasnogvardeysky District were summoned to military enlistment offices at 9 a.m., as reported by the city's election commission member Pavel Shapchits. The summonses were issued through the Gosuslugi state services portal, instructing the commission members to update their records at the military enlistment office.
Two commission members, Svetlana Nefedova and an unnamed colleague, received such summonses and serve on precinct commissions overseen by Territorial Election Commission No. 44. However, Nefedova, who chairs Territorial Election Commission No. 44, expressed she was unaware of the situation, and it remains unclear if this requirement will impact the voting process.
Yabloko, known for its antiwar slogan "For Peace and Freedom," has been facing ongoing challenges in Russia's upcoming elections, with its federal party list disqualified, candidates disqualified in single-member districts, regional lists removed, and observers barred from polling stations.
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