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Russia’s Yabloko party pushes ceasefire message ahead of September vote
A recent poll put Yabloko support at 3.0%, below the 5.0% threshold required to enter the State Duma.
Russia’s liberal Yabloko party is using parliamentary elections this September to raise its profile and argue for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, aiming to position itself as the only opposition group supporting peace, according to an Agence France-Presse account in the SCMP Economy.
The story notes that Russia’s elections are tightly controlled, with every parliamentary vote since 2003 won by the ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin.
Yabloko is described as unlikely to win seats. A poll conducted earlier this year showed the party at 3.0% support, short of the 5.0% threshold needed to enter the lower house State Duma.
Yabloko leader Nikolay Rybakov said the party’s participation is worthwhile if it can help bring peace even a single day closer, and the article says the campaign has been focused on widening support, especially among younger voters. Since 2003, Yabloko has failed to win seats in the State Duma.