# Yavlinsky says barring Yabloko from Russia’s parliamentary race shows Kremlin fear

https://mins.news/en/item/18552

- Meduza, 2026-08-10 21:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/11/yabloko-chairman-yavlinsky-says-barring-the-party-from-russia-s-parliamentary-race-means-the-kremlin-admits-its-fear

> Grigory Yavlinsky, who chairs Yabloko’s federal political committee, said the Supreme Court’s decision to exclude the party from the election demonstrates that the authorities are afraid. Yabloko had been campaigning for seats in the State Duma, Russia’s lower parliamentary chamber, using antiwar slogans. Yavlinsky portrayed the decision as evidence that the Kremlin fears the party’s political message and electoral participation.

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