Monday, 3 February 2025

RECENT CASES OF ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE

3 February 2025

Countries Considered Part of The West Where Democracy Has Been Contested or Undermined:

1. Romania
2. Pakistan
3. Venezuela
4. Moldova
5. Georgia
6. Abkhazia
7. South Korea
8. France
9. Germany

Has our democracy been hacked? The following countries have recently experienced electoral controversies, alleged external interference, or undemocratic power plays:

1. Romania

Issue: Presidential candidate Călin Georgescu won the first round decisively, but the results were annulled by a court citing "Russian interference on TikTok", with no evidence of Russian interference.

Concerns: Judicial interference in elections, use of "foreign influence" as a justification for nullifying results.

2. Pakistan

Issue: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was jailed and politically sidelined after he sought stronger ties with Russia and China.

Concerns: The judiciary and military’s role in removing opposition leaders, suppression of political alternatives.

3. Venezuela

Issue: The country's election was deemed "stolen" by Western powers despite a lack of solid evidence, continuing a long history of foreign intervention narratives.

Concerns: Western attempts to delegitimise election results in non-aligned states.

4. Moldova

Issue: Pro-Western President Maia Sandu was reportedly saved from defeat by diaspora votes from Western countries, while pro-Russian voters in Moscow were allegedly disenfranchised by not being given access to voting booths.

Concerns: Election manipulation via selective voting access, external "political engineering".

5. Georgia & Abkhazia

Issue: Massive Western NGO involvement allegedly worked to sway political outcomes, buy influence in the local media, use engineered protest movements to pressure the government.

Concerns: Use of Western-backed civil society organisations to influence domestic politics.

6. South Korea

Issue: President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly orchestrated a sudden military coup, using armed forces to storm the parliament.

Concerns: Military intervention in politics, suppression of opposition.

7. France

Issue: President Macron refused to resign after his government collapsed, echoing previous no-confidence votes in other European leaders.

Concerns: Political instability, erosion of public trust in democratic governance.

8. Germany

Issue: Chancellor Scholz has faced growing popularity and thus legitimacy crises, with opposition parties gaining traction against the establishment.

Concerns: Loss of democratic legitimacy in traditional Western power structures.

Key Question: Is There a Pattern?

These cases suggest a growing perception that democracy is being selectively upheld or subverted when it serves geopolitical interests.

Allegations of judicial or external interference in elections appear to be increasing, particularly in regions of strategic importance to the West.

The larger question remains: Is democracy being hollowed out in favour of managed elections where outcomes align with geopolitical objectives? Is there an elite glass separating itself from the interests of the people? And aligning with the interests of America?

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