Yabloko
Russian United Democratic Party "Yabloko" Российская объединённая демократическая партия «Яблоко» | |
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| Leader | Nikolay Rybakov |
| Founders | Grigory Yavlinsky Yury Boldyrev Vladimir Lukin |
| Founded | 16 October 1993 |
| Headquarters | Moscow |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left[A] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (2006–2025) |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Colours | Green Red |
| Seats in the Federation Council | 0 / 170
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| Seats in the State Duma | 0 / 450 |
| Governors | 0 / 85 |
| Seats in the Regional Parliaments | 6 / 3,928
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| Ministers | 0 / 31 |
| Website | |
| yabloko.ru | |
^ A: Yabloko is considered a left-wing party by some sources; Boris Nemtsov also described it as "left-wing". Yabloko has also been characterized as centrist on an international political spectrum because of its positioning as the "non-system opposition" left-liberal party supporting liberal democracy. | |
The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko; Russian: Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко», romanized: Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko", IPA: [ˈjabɫəkə] ⓘ, lit. 'apple') is a social-liberal political party in Russia.
The party consequently participated in the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of all eight convocations. Until 2003, Yabloko was represented by a faction in the State Duma and later until 2007 by individual deputies. In March 2002, the party became a full member of the Liberal International, and since November 1998, it has been in observer status. The founder of the party Grigory Yavlinsky is an honorary vice-president of the Liberal International and winner of its Prize for Freedom. Yabloko was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) from 2006 to 2025. As of 2021, the party was represented by factions in 4 regional parliaments of the Russian Federation. In addition, members of the party were deputies of 13 administrative centers of the subjects of the Russian Federation, 183 representatives of the party were municipal deputies in Moscow and 84 in Saint Petersburg.
The party also advocates for the protection of the rights of LGBT people in Russia.