PoliticsRussia’s Supreme Court removes only antiwar party from upcoming parliamentary race
Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Yabloko party cannot take part in the upcoming contest for the State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament. Judge Vyacheslav Kirillov granted a lawsuit brought by lawyers representing the Rodina party. The decision removes the country’s only antiwar party from the parliamentary race. Yabloko’s exclusion follows the court’s acceptance of Rodina’s legal challenge.
Russia’s Supreme Court removes only antiwar party from upcoming parliamentary race