They Have Almost No Chance in Russia’s Elections. Why Are They Running?

Scritto il 20/09/2026
da Valerie Hopkins and Paul Sonne

The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.Grigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate running for the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of Parliament, in Moscow.