Georgia elections (the country, not the state)
It was sad learning this morning of election interference in Georgia.
International ministries, Georgia’s president, election observers & journalists have called the results rigged, favouring Russian interests⬇️
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It was sad learning this morning of election interference in Georgia.
International ministries, Georgia’s president, election observers & journalists have called the results rigged, favouring Russian interests⬇️
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Statement from Georgian president, Salome Zourabichvili:
Georgia has campaigned to join the EU for some time. The current party is considered incompatible with this advancing further.
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Georgia has campaigned to join the EU for some time. The current party is considered incompatible with this advancing further.
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https://x.com/Zourabichvili_S/status/1850623129783251168
You can read a transcription of her speech here:
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https://x.com/CanbackRasmus/status/1850608395784765541
Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, is reported to have called false results before the official results were announced:
He is apparently set to meet, commentors say to add legitimacy to this claim.
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He is apparently set to meet, commentors say to add legitimacy to this claim.
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https://x.com/panyiszabolcs/status/1850598966238310595
Several observers have posted examples of illegal voting practices online. I’m not going to link to them here.
Some of the observations are gathered in a statement here:
5/ntransparency.ge/en/post/evalua…
Some of the observations are gathered in a statement here:
5/ntransparency.ge/en/post/evalua…
“The election day took place in the context of serious and substantial violations. […] it became clear […] problems identified during the monitoring of the election process during the day were part of a larger scheme, […] to subvert the final result of the election.”
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Perhaps the most concise comment is from parody account Darth Putin: “Have occupied Georgia without needing to invade it. I just bought some traitors. Easy.”
There’s a serious message behind the joke eh 😞
(More later, maybe.)
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There’s a serious message behind the joke eh 😞
(More later, maybe.)
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https://x.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/1850526086012027250
@threadreaderapp unroll please
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