Yabloko

Chubais and Gaidar both lobbied for Stepashin, who got along well with the reformers and would later run for parliament for the social democratic Yabloko party.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Chubais and Gaidar both lobbied for Stepashin, who got along well with the reformers and would later run for parliament for the social democratic Yabloko party.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

Yabloko wasn't immediately available for comment Tuesday.

Putin Rival Blocked From Poll Greg White 2012

Chubais and Gaidar both lobbied for Stepashin, who got along well with the reformers and would later run for parliament for the social democratic Yabloko party.

The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

After the first warning from election officials Monday, Grigory Yavlinsky, leader of the Yabloko party, denounced the move as "a totally political decision" aimed at ensuring Mr. Putin wins the 50% of the vote on March 4 needed to avoid a runoff and win a third term.

Putin Rival Blocked From Poll Greg White 2012

Their campaign to prevent fraud in that election received a setback Tuesday when electoral officials said Yabloko, a liberal opposition party, had failed to gather enough signatures to put its leader, Grigory Yavlinsky, on the ballot, making it ineligible to place observers at polling places.

Fraud Cases Tossed by Russia Judges Richard Boudreaux 2012

On Monday, Central Election Commission officials said a preliminary audit of some of the petitions Yabloko submitted last week found nearly a quarter of the signatures weren't acceptable.

Putin Rival Blocked From Poll Greg White 2012

Using its status on the ballot then, Yabloko recruited thousands of electoral observers who reported numerous allegations of electoral fraud.

Putin Rival Blocked From Poll Greg White 2012

Yabloko officials said the signatures were authentic.

Putin Rival Blocked From Poll Greg White 2012

At least 193 court challenges have been filed by political parties and individuals such as Mr. Surnin, who served as an observer for the Yabloko party but isn't a member.

Fraud Cases Tossed by Russia Judges Richard Boudreaux 2012