# Russia’s Central Election Commission removes anti-war Yabloko party from ballot

https://mins.news/en/item/24925

- Meduza, 2026-08-18 09:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/18/russia-s-central-election-commission-removes-anti-war-yabloko-party-from-the-ballot-the-ballot-now-jumps-from-no-1-united-russia-to-no-3-ldpr

> Russia’s Central Election Commission has removed the anti-war Yabloko party from the State Duma ballot. Its former No. 2 line will be omitted, leaving United Russia at No. 1 followed directly by LDPR at No. 3. The Supreme Court rejected Yabloko’s appeal on August 17.

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