Russia’s sole anti-war party targets coming elections, favours ceasefire

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-08 · 03:09 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Russia's liberal Yabloko party plans to participate in the September parliamentary elections to increase its visibility. The party is positioning itself as the sole opposition advocating for a ceasefire in Ukraine, aiming to capitalize on perceived public frustration with the conflict. However, Russian elections are tightly controlled, with the ruling United Russia party, supportive of President Vladimir Putin, having won every parliamentary vote since 2003. Yabloko is not expected to win any seats, as a recent poll indicated only three percent support, falling short of the five percent threshold required for entry into the State Duma.

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Every parliamentary vote since 2003 has been won by the ruling “United Russia” party.

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A poll showed Yabloko at just three per cent support, short of the five-per cent threshold needed to enter the State Duma.

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Yabloko is casting itself as the only opposition group in favour of a ceasefire.

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Russia's liberal Yabloko party is hoping to use parliamentary elections this September to raise its profile.

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Yabloko is unlikely to win any seats in the upcoming elections.

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Sensing frustration among many Russians towards the Ukraine-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="3783" data-entity-type="event">Ukraine war, Russia’s liberal Yabloko party is hoping to use parliamentary elections this September to raise its profile, casting itself as the only opposition group in favour of a ceasefire.Elections in Russia are tightly controlled – every parliamentary vote since 2003 has been won by the ruling “Russia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="154443" data-entity-type="organization">United Russia” party, which supports President Vladimir Putin.Yabloko is unlikely to win any seats. A poll conducted earlier this year showed it at just three per cent support – short of the five-per cent threshold needed to enter Russia’s lower house State Duma.

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