Russia Holds State Duma, Regional Elections Feature On TikTok, Russia's Political Parties Court Voters Who Grew Up Under Putin Party youth wings are appealing to younger voters with memes and anti-establishment rhetoric — while strictly staying within the Kremlin’s political... Drone Attacks Disrupt First Day of Voting in Southern Russia and Occupied Ukraine In one instance, election workers were forced to relocate to another building after a drone blew out the windows of their polling station. 2 Min read News Analysis ‘Bad to the Bone’: How Russia Purged Opposition Candidates From the Ballot Anything from using American songs to mentioning Alexei Navalny can lead to an opposition candidate being barred from the race. 5 Min read News Analysis Russians Prepare for an Election With Less Choice Than Ever Even with an all-but-guaranteed majority for United Russia, experts say the vote remains an important gauge of public sentiment. 7 Min read Putin Casts Parliamentary Election as Barometer of Support for War, Urges Russians to Vote Russia is holding elections this weekend for the lower-house State Duma, which has a track record of faithfully approving the Kremlin's initiatives. 2 Min read Yabloko Leader Slams Exiled Opposition’s Voting Strategy Party chairman Nikolai Rybakov accused the exiled opposition of “manipulating” Russian voters from abroad. 2 Min read opinion Russia’s Opposition Wants You to Vote Against United Russia. That’s Where Its Strategy Ends. Building lasting political power takes more than telling people which box to check on the ballot. 6 Min read Yabloko List Candidates Disqualified in Tomsk Regional Elections Seven Yabloko candidates running in single-member constituencies in Tomsk remain on the ballot despite the court ruling. 2 Min read Leader of Yabloko’s Sverdlovsk Region Branch Left Russia, Reports Say Maxim Petlin told Russian media that his lawyer advised him not to comment on reports of his departure “for the safety of my family and myself.” 1 Min read Communist Bondarenko Barred From Running in State Duma Elections Nikolai Bondarenko, a former Saratov regional lawmaker and popular YouTuber with more than 2 million subscribers, was detained and fined last month over... 2 Min read Moscow Police Detain Yabloko Candidates Running in State Duma Elections At least three members of Russia’s oldest liberal party have been detained in the capital in recent days. 1 Min read ‘Complete Nonsense’: Putin Dismisses Mobilization Rumors “It’s an information attack on Russia,” the president told reporters in his first remarks on the growing rumors of an impending draft. 1 Min read Sverdlovsk Region Court Bars Yabloko From Regional Assembly Race Sverdlovsk is the fifth region where Yabloko has had its list of candidates barred from running in the regional assembly races in September. 2 Min read Regions Calling: Russia’s Independent Candidates Face Their Toughest Election Yet Many Russians are frustrated with the war and the economy. Can this help candidates trying to challenge the political status quo? 8 Min read View more articles
