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Kazakh President Announces Plans for Early Termination of Local Councils’ Mandates and New Maslikhat Elections

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said he will seek early termination of mandates for maslikhats (local representative cou...

Clémence Desjardins | Sep 24, 2026

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Tatarstan court removes Yabloko candidate Ayrat Gomärbaev from State Duma ballot over foreign share ownership

Ayrat Gomärbaev, a 36-year-old neurologist nominated by the Yabloko party in Tatarstan’s single-mandate 34th district...

Vanessa Bergmann | Sep 1, 2026

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Russia’s Supreme Court Hears Yabloko Appeal as Mass Detentions Reported Outside Courthouse

The Supreme Court in Moscow on August 17 began considering an appeal by the opposition party «Яблоко» against a...

Blake Marriott | Aug 17, 2026

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Former diplomat says state-funded opposition parties REAL and Müsavat refrain from meaningful criticism of Aliyev after MSK allocations

A recent Central Election Commission (MSK) report that allocates state budget funds to opposition parties REAL and Müsa...

Clémence Desjardins | Jun 20, 2026