 As a liberal, he plans on capitalizing on the economic problems in Russia that have arose since the annexation of Crimea in 2014.Since Yabloko is not represented in the State Duma, Yavlinsky will be required to collected 100,000 signatures from at least 40 different federal subjects of Russia.Political analysts have compared him to other opposition candidates that have declared their intent to run, including Alexei Navalny, but believe that Yavlinsky does not possess the same level of charisma as Navalny.