Back United Russia’s strongest challengers or spoil your ballot? Russia’s opposition can’t agree on a strategy for the upcoming State Duma election.
Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov, speaking at a meeting with supporters in St. Petersburg, sharply criticized the voting strategy for the State Duma elections proposed by exiled opposition politicians Yulia Navalnaya and Maxim Katz. The basic idea behind the strategy is to vote for any party other than United Russia in the party-list race, and for the strongest opponents of the ruling party in the…
Opposition leaders from Russia are divided over the tactics for the upcoming State Duma elections. Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov dismissed the strategy proposed by exiled opposition figures Yulia Navalnaya and Maxim Katz. Rybakov accused the plan of supporting the ruling United Russia party, noting that some politicians have jailed his colleagues for 11 years and led to deaths in the war.
He warned that following this approach would have grave consequences. In response, Katz defended the strategy, saying Yabloko's involvement in Russian politics is brave and necessary. He encouraged people to vote for their candidates in single-member district races, but cautioned against spoiling ballots in the party-list vote, which he deemed a poor idea.
Despite their differences, both leaders emphasized the risks and pressures faced by Russian politicians advocating for peace.
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