# Russia’s Supreme Court removes Yabloko from September Duma ballot

https://mins.news/en/item/27745

- Meduza, 2026-08-20 20:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/20/russia-s-supreme-court-threw-yabloko-off-september-s-duma-ballot-the-antiwar-party-has-just-4-000-members-but-8-000-people-have-applied-to-join-in-the-last-two-weeks

> Russia’s Supreme Court has removed the antiwar Yabloko party from the September State Duma ballot. Although it has only about 4,000 members, 8,000 people applied to join in the past two weeks. Moscow branch head Kirill Goncharov described a surge of support, police cases against some supporters, and the party’s legal aid for detainees.

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