So, tomorrow is an election in a far-east-European country, just over 80 km further from the easternmost tip of Russia.
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So, tomorrow is an election in a far-east-European country, just over 80 km further from the easternmost tip of Russia. Voters will be offered a choice between a boring pro-Western candidate of a minority colour and a scandalous pro-Russian candidate of an artificial colour.
Can they achieve what Moldova pulled off and vote for independence from Russia?
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@riley Moldovan had a more honest and fairer electoral system.
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@Uilebheist Yep. Moldova invited OSCE's observers, for one. USA doesn't.
Moldova’s well-managed presidential run-off offered voters genuine choice, despite legal deficiencies, unbalanced media coverage and impact of foreign interference, international observers say
CHISINAU, 4 November 2024 – The 3 November second round of Moldova’s presidential election was administered efficiently and professionally, and offered voters a choice between genuine political alternatives, international observers said in a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions today.
(www.osce.org)
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@Uilebheist No, wait, I was wrong: there's 64 ODIHR's observers in USA.
ODIHR opens election observation mission in the United States
WASHINGTON D.C., 1 October 2024 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 5 November general elections in the United States, following an invitation from the national authorities.
(www.osce.org)
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@riley I'm surprised. I would have thought they have a deep fear of having their processes observed by impartial people.
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@Uilebheist I think it might be that USA doesn't invite OSCE, but OSCE sends a small team anyway, based on its interpretation of OSCE's charter. Without an invitation, foreign observers would have limited access, and, of course, 64 is an extremely low number to cover even a fraction of the polling places in such a huge country, but it's better than nothing at all, I guess.
