EU Calls Elections in Russia a Sham
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EU calls elections in Russia a sham
Germany and the European Union have criticized the start of parliamentary elections in Russia, pointing to what they described as their “staged nature” and repression against opposition figures. “Unfortunately, we will have to prepare once again for the results of a staged electoral ritual, which we will have to discuss next week,” a spokesperson for Germany’s Foreign Ministry told journalists at a briefing in Berlin on Friday, September 18. The…
As the polling stations opened in Russia for the first parliamentary elections since Ukraine's large-scale invasion, the democratic ritual orchestrated by Moscow left Russian voters with an ever smaller choice. Fuel shortages, Internet cuts and the threat of a new wave of mobilization shook the country, while Putin continued his war against Europe. Elections / Russia, Ukraine, Elections, Democracy, War
19-09-26.-The polling stations opened on Friday 18 September in the Russian Far East at the beginning of a three-day vote for the parliamentary elections, the first since Moscow launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin’s main party, United Russia, is per...
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