politics
Fearing anti-war election embarrassment, Russia bans only opposition party
The Russian Supreme Court has banned the country’s only true opposition party from standing in the Duma parliamentary elections. The ruling against Yabloko ensures that President Vladimir Putin’s governing United Russia party faces no risk of serious embarrassment come the Sept. 18 elections.
TL;DR
- The Russian Supreme Court banned the Yabloko party from the Duma parliamentary elections.
- Yabloko is described as the country's only true opposition party.
- The ban removes the risk of embarrassment for President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.
- The elections are scheduled for September 18.