--- title: "Yabloko party set to win seat in Novgorod legislature" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/yabloko-party-set-to-win-seat-in-novgorod-legislature" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/yabloko-party-set-to-win-seat-in-novgorod-legislature" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/yabloko-party-set-to-win-seat-in-novgorod-legislature.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/yabloko-party-set-to-win-seat-in-novgorod-legislature" category: "Politics" area: "Russia" published: "2026-09-21T10:25:17.015Z" source_reported: "2026-09-21T05:58:38.673Z" updated: "2026-09-21T10:25:17.015Z" trust_score: 86 critic_score: 77 hype_score: 25 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-21T10:53:12.571Z" --- # Yabloko party set to win seat in Novgorod legislature *The anti-war party was barred from seven of eight regional elections it contested.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 86 of 100, higher is better. Includes named sources, official election data, and specific figures from multiple outlets. - Craft 77 of 100, higher is better. Quotes party branch, separates facts from comment, provides specific data and clear narrative. - Hype 25 of 100, lower is better. Headline is factual; article presents data without sensational language. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Yabloko received 6.2% of the vote in the Novgorod regional election, according to Russia’s Central Election Commission. - Novgorod was the only region where Yabloko’s party list appeared on the ballot for a regional parliament. - Yabloko is the only officially registered Russian party that openly opposes the war with Ukraine. - The party is set to enter the Novgorod regional legislature. Yabloko is set to win seats in the Novgorod regional legislature, with 6.2% of the vote counted from 96.86% of precinct tallies. The party’s list appeared on the ballot in Novgorod, the only one of eight regions where it was registered for a regional parliament election. In other regions, including St. Petersburg and Leningrad, the party’s lists were not registered. In Karelia, Kaliningrad, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, and Pskov regions, the lists were removed from the ballot after legal challenges from other parties. Russia’s Supreme Court removed Yabloko’s federal list from the State Duma elections on August 10. This decision followed a lawsuit from the Rodina party, which alleged copyright infringement in Yabloko’s campaign materials and claimed the party had received foreign funding. Yabloko is the only party that ran on an anti-war platform. ## Disagreement on election results Reports differ on the final vote share for Yabloko in Novgorod. Meduza states the party has 6.2% of the vote, citing Russia’s Central Election Commission. Aljazeera does not specify a vote percentage for Yabloko in its report. ## What the coverage left out None of the reports mention the specific vote percentages for other parties in the Novgorod regional election that Meduza published, such as United Russia’s 38.37% or the Communist Party’s 14.54%. The unrated report from CiberCuba includes a claim from Yabloko leader Ribakov that Russian casualties exceed 500,000 dead, a detail not present in the Meduza or Aljazeera reports. ## Who covered it Shares of the 7 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 57% (4) - Centre: 14% (1) - Right: 29% (2) 9 of 16 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-21T10:53:12.571Z. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 3 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-21T11:00:47.058Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated reports highlighted Yabloko’s status as the sole officially registered Russian party openly opposing the war in Ukraine. Meduza reported that Yabloko is on track to win seats in the Novgorod regional legislature, detailing the vote share and the party’s exclusion from seven other regional races. Aljazeera stated that Yabloko’s exclusion denies opponents of the war and the current political and economic path an opportunity to express their position. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right No separate framing summary. **Provisional coverage gap:** right. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - veryLow: 1 - mixed: 1 - high: 5 - unknown: 9 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/21/2608285.html) — "The Kremlin suppressed dissent, did not allow the only registered anti-war party to vote, and denied international observers access - [Actualno.com](https://actualno.com/europe/partijata-na-putin-shte-ima-naj-mnogo-deputati-v-istorijata-si-vlizat-blizo-90-veterani-ot-vojnata-news_2641681.html) — Putin's Party Will Have the Most Deputies in Its History, Nearly 90 War Veterans Will Join - [realitatea.md](https://realitatea.md/alegeri-in-rusia-partidul-lui-putin-conduce-detasat-dupa-numararea-a-peste-90-din-voturi) — Elections in Russia: Putin's Party Leads Seconded After Counting over 90% of Votes - [echo24.cz](https://echo24.cz/a/HSxdu/zpravy-svet-rusko-opozicni-jabloko-se-dostalo-do-regionalniho-parlamentu-novgorodske-oblasti) — Opposition Party Yabloko Likely to Enter Regional Parliament in Novgorod Region - [Aktuality.sk](https://aktuality.sk/clanok/hRjsgNe/jabloko-sa-dostalo-do-parlamentu-novgorodskej-oblasti-jedinej-kde-mohlo-kandidovat) — Russian Liberal Party Yabloko Wins Support in Novgorod Region. Values of Peace and Freedom Captivate Voters - [topky.sk](https://topky.sk/cl/11/9498659/Protivojnova-strana-Jabloko-prekvapivo-uspela--Kandidovat-mohla-len-v-jedinej-oblasti) — Anti-War Party Jabloko Surprisingly Succeeded: It Could only Run in One Area - [Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija](https://lrt.lt/ru/novosti/17/3059105/partiia-iabloko-prokhodit-v-novgorodskuiu-oblastnuiu-dumu) — The Apple Party Is Going to the Novgorod Regional Dummy. - [L'Unione Sarda.it](https://unionesarda.it/news/mondo/voto-in-russia-stravince-il-partito-di-putin-sulla-scheda-nessun-partito-contrario-alla-guerra-ey2rbdm0) — I Vote in Russia, Putin's Party Wins. No Anti-War Party on the Ballot - [Irish Times](https://irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/21/putins-ruling-party-on-course-to-retain-power-after-election-day-attacks) — Putin’s ruling party on course to retain power after election-day attacks - [The Journal](https://thejournal.ie/putin-party-retain-power-russia-elections-anti-war-parties-banned-7168145-Sep2026) — Putin's party to retain power after Russian elections where anti-war parties were banned - [Hospodárske Noviny](https://hnonline.sk/svet/96303327-opozicne-jabloko-sa-dostalo-do-parlamentu-novgorodskej-oblasti-jedinej-kde-mohlo-kandidovat) — The Opposition Yabloko Party Entered the Parliament of the Novgorod Region. The only One Where It Could Run - [Meduza](https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/21/russia-s-antiwar-yabloko-party-was-barred-from-seven-of-eight-regional-races-in-the-one-where-it-made-the-ballot-it-s-set-to-enter-the-regional-legislature) — Russia’s antiwar Yabloko party was barred from seven of eight regional races. In the one where it made the ballot, it’s set to enter the regional legislature. - [ГОЛОВНА](https://glavcom.ua/world/world-politics/partija-jabluko-nespodivano-projshla-do-obldumi-v-jedinomu-rehioni-rosiji-1144177.html) — The “Yabloko” Party Unexpectedly Moved to the Oblast in a Single Region of Russia - [Interfax.ru](https://interfax.ru/russia/1117341) — The "Apple" Goes to the Novgorod Hood After Almost 100% of the Ballots Are Processed. - [aljazeera.net](https://aljazeera.net/politics/2026/9/20/%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%84%d9%88%d9%83%d9%88-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%b0%d8%a7-%d9%8a%d8%ab%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%ad%d8%b2%d8%a8-%d8%b5%d8%ba%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d9%83%d9%84-%d9%87%d8%b0%d8%a7) — Yabloko, Why Does a Small Party Raise so Much Controversy in Russia's Election? - [CiberCuba](https://cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-09-20-u1-e207888-s27061-nid340750-lider-unico-partido-opositor-legal-rusia-afirma) — Leader of the only Legal Opposition Party in Russia Claims that Millions of Citizens Want Peace and Reject War in Ukraine ## Questions **What percentage of the vote did Yabloko receive in Novgorod?** Yabloko received 6.2% of the vote in the Novgorod regional election, according to Russia’s Central Election Commission. This result means the party is set to enter the regional legislature. **Why was Yabloko barred from most regional elections?** Yabloko was barred from seven of the eight regional elections it contested. In Novgorod, the only region where its list appeared on the ballot, it is set to enter the legislature. The party is the only registered Russian party that openly opposes the war in Ukraine. **What other claims were made about the war in Ukraine?** Yabloko leader Ribakov claims millions of Russians reject the war in Ukraine and that Russian casualties exceed 500,000 dead. This claim was reported by CiberCuba. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/yabloko-party-set-to-win-seat-in-novgorod-legislature. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Yabloko party set to win seat in Novgorod legislature", https://mediabias.news/politics/yabloko-party-set-to-win-seat-in-novgorod-legislature