# Back United Russia’s strongest challengers or spoil your ballot? Russia’s opposition remains divided over State Duma strategy

https://mins.news/en/item/60910

- Meduza, 2026-09-16 12:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/16/back-united-russia-s-strongest-challengers-or-spoil-your-ballot-russia-s-opposition-can-t-agree-on-a-strategy-for-the-upcoming-state-duma-election

> Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov condemned the voting plan proposed by exiled opposition figures Yulia Navalnaya and Maxim Katz. Their approach calls for voting against United Russia on party lists and backing its strongest rivals in single-member districts, while Yabloko urges voters to spoil their party-list ballots. Katz defended support for Yabloko candidates in district races but rejected ballot spoiling.

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