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Russia bars its only anti-war party from September elections

The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre.

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00:00The Russian Supreme Court has barred the anti-war party Yabloko from running in the parliamentary elections.
00:07The pro-Kremlin party Rodina filed a lawsuit, accusing Yabloko of several violations, including copyright infringement and illegal campaign activities.
00:17Rodina claimed Yabloko's anti-war stance to be an incitement to extremism and a violation of Russia's territorial integrity.
00:26While Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybako rejected all the charges, hundreds of people gathered outside the Supreme Court building in Moscow
00:33to show their support.
00:36This day is our common goal, to make the world more possible.
00:42Because it is seen that a lot of people are fighting for the world, for the rest of the day
00:48to die.
00:49Russian opposition figures abroad also expressed their support for Yabloko.
00:53However, Rodina is not the only party with accusations.
00:56Other establishment political forces such as the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Fair Russia Party all made
01:02accusations of betraying the motherland and of failing to support those fighting in the war.
01:07Yabloko's election campaign is short and simple.
01:09It calls for a ceasefire agreement, diplomacy and the achievement of peace.
01:13The party intends to appeal the court's decision.
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