Putin personally decided to exclude the Yabloko party from the electoral list – media
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Putin personally decided to exclude the Yabloko party from the electoral list for the State Duma. Kiriyenko and the FSB supported this, considering the party a risk to the authorities.
Russia's dictator Vladimir Putin personally made the final decision to exclude the Yabloko party from the electoral list for elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. Meduza reports this, citing journalist Mikhail Zygar and his sources, UNN writes.
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According to the publication, Sergey Kiriyenko, Putin's first deputy chief of staff, who is responsible for domestic policy, and Russia's Federal Security Service also supported removing Yabloko from the elections.
In their view, leaving the anti-war party on the electoral list was too risky for the authorities.
Journalist Mikhail Zygar notes that, for the Russian authorities, Yabloko has become less a potential contender for political power than an indicator of public sentiment.
Yabloko has become less a contender for political power than a barometer of public sentiment