{
  "id": 299402,
  "title": "Russia’s only anti-war party eyes support boost at elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/russias-only-anti-war-party-eyes-support-boost-at-elections",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-08T06:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/08/world/politics/russia-anti-war-party/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia's liberal Yabloko party is participating in upcoming parliamentary elections to promote its anti-war message nationally. Despite being unlikely to win seats, the party sees the campaign as an opportunity to raise its profile and potentially gain support, particularly among young people.\n\nThe party, which has not won seats in the State Duma since 2003, is polling at around three percent, according to a poll conducted earlier this year, which is short of the five-percent threshold needed to enter the lower house.\n\nYabloko's leader, Nikolay Rybakov, has stated that if the party's participation can bring peace even a single day closer, it will be worthwhile. The party was founded in 1993 by pro-Western public officials and enjoyed some success in the post-Soviet era.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Russia’s sole anti-war party targets coming elections, favours ceasefire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/russias-sole-anti-war-party-targets-coming-elections-favours-ceasefire",
        "published": "2026-08-08T03:09:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Is India truly independent?' Cong targets Centre over US Bill on Russia sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/is-india-truly-independent-cong-targets-centre-over-us-bill-on-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-08T07:49:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}