The Dawn party led by Yekaterina Duntsova has been added to the foreign agents registry

Russia's Ministry of Justice has added the Dawn party to the foreign agents registry. Its leader Yekaterina Duntsova has been in the registry since May 31, 2024. Earlier, the Central Election Commission refused to register her initiative group for participation in the 2024 presidential election.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 6 November 2026 at 19:341 min read

The key facts

The Dawn party has been added to the foreign agents registry of Russia's Ministry of Justice
Yekaterina Duntsova has been a foreign agent since May 31, 2024
In 2023, the Central Election Commission refused to register her initiative group for the 2024 election

The Dawn party has been added to the foreign agents registry

Russia's Ministry of Justice has added the Dawn party, led by Yekaterina Duntsova*, to the foreign agents registry — the relevant information appeared in the ministry's registry, reported the outlet Life.ru. Duntsova* herself has been in the registry since May 31, 2024: at that time the Ministry of Justice added her to the list along with a number of individuals, the Path Home movement, the internet project SOTA, and the Republic project.

Who is Yekaterina Duntsova

Yekaterina Duntsova* is a journalist, lawyer, and former deputy of the Rzhev City Duma, where she served from 2019 to 2022. In late 2023, she tried to run as a candidate in Russia's 2024 presidential election as a self-nominated candidate, but the Central Election Commission refused to register her initiative group due to violations in the submitted documents. After the presidential campaign, she set about creating the Dawn party, which has now been added to the foreign agents registry.