PHOTO: ELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE PSKOV REGION
The Pskov Region Electoral Commission decided on removal from the regional elections of deputies of the leader of the regional branch of the Yabloko party, the current deputy of the Legislative Assembly, Lev Shlosberg. A similar decision was made by his party colleague Nikolai Kuzmin due to their involvement in the activities of the extremist organization.
According to the Yabloko press service, Schlosberg and Kuzmin attended one of the rallies organized by the Anti-Corruption Foundation (an extremist organization banned in Russia, included in the register of foreign agents by the Russian Ministry of Justice).
That day, Schlosberg was detained by police. The court subsequently fined him for participating in the wrongdoing. Schlossberg himself has now announced that he will appeal against the election commission's decision in court.
The chairman of the Federal Political Committee, Yabloka, Grigory Yavlinsky, previously explained why he announced his refusal to run for the State Duma. According to him, “the time has come for the younger generation to have opportunities to do the same thing together.” He also noted that the party will actively participate in the election campaign itself.