Russia Bars Anti-War Yabloko Party From Elections
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- Russia's top court barred Yabloko, the only Russian party opposing the conflict in Ukraine, from the parliamentary ballot, according to AP News.
- Yabloko, identified as Russia's antiwar party, is banned from parliament elections, with The Guardian framing the move as Russia 'banning voting against the war.'
Why it matters: By disqualifying the only electoral vehicle for anti-war dissent, Russia removes the final institutional channel through which citizens could oppose the Ukraine conflict at the ballot box, leaving parliament without organized antiwar representation.
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