Yabloko Appeals Russian Supreme Court Ruling Barring It From State Duma Elections

Party chairman Nikolai Rybakov vowed that “Yabloko will be on the ballot” in next month’s State Duma elections.

It does not affect the eight positions that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been authorized to fill with candidates of his choosing. The primary vote is currently scheduled for Monday.

South Africa’s Constitutional Court denied a direct application to appeal a lower court’s ruling that interdicted a committee from holding public hearings as part of a probe into whether the president should be impeached.

Russia’s Supreme Court removed the only liberal party, Yabloko, from the upcoming State Duma elections in September, after granting a lawsuit filed by the nationalist Rodina party on Monday, Aug. 10. Hundreds of Russian citizens gathered outside the courthouse, protesting the ruling.