The Kremlin let Russia’s only anti-war party, Yabloko, onto the ballot to bleed protest votes. But when it started polling at 6%, the Supreme Court stepped in.

Yabloko last cleared the threshold for the State Duma in 1999, when it won 5.93 percent of the vote — above the 5 percent required for representation. In every parliamentary election since, opposition politicians — from the Communist Party to Yabloko’s own members — and independent observers have documented serious fra

The pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina accused the Yabloko party of receiving undeclared campaign support.

Russia’s highest court has ordered the only party opposing the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine to be removed from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election

Russia's top court bars anti-war party from parliamentary vote  Reuters

Russian court bars from parliamentary ballot the only party opposing the conflict in Ukraine  Toronto Star

Russian court bars from parliamentary ballot the only party opposing the conflict in Ukraine  AP News

Russia's Supreme Court bars only 'pro-peace' party from parliamentary elections  The Kyiv Independent