They Have Almost No Chance in Russiaβs Elections. Why Are They Running? NYT - World By: Valerie Hopkins and Paul Sonne 20 September 2026 at 21:16 The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekendβs elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views. Β© Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesGrigory Grishin, a Yabloko candidate running for the State Duma, Russiaβs lower house of Parliament, in Moscow.