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Yabloko’s appeal will fail, and Russia’s election field will narrow further under Rodina-style legal challenges.

Removing the lone anti-war electoral option tightens political control ahead of voting and further narrows space for dissent in wartime Russia.

Yabloko’s ban will intensify international scrutiny of Russia’s parliamentary vote as opposition options shrink further.

Removing the only explicitly anti-war electoral option further narrows Russia’s political space and signals how “extremism” designations are being used to police opposition. The move is likely to reverberate internationally as another marker of managed elections.