Parliamentary elections – THE OVAL CIRCLE

EU

Farmers’ protest party scores surprise Dutch election win

Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023By Editor

The group was formed in 2019 following widespread demonstrations. … Read More >Farmers’ protest party scores surprise Dutch election win

EU

Macron’s party loses absolute majority

Posted on June 20, 2022June 20, 2022By Editor

It will now be more difficult for the president’s government to pass laws. … Read More >Macron’s party loses absolute majority

Russia

‘Everyone’s sick & tired of Big Tech’ & ‘blatant’ American interference in Russian elections, ex-President Medvedev tells RT

Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021By Editor

There was widespread and blatant interference in the recent Russian election, ranging from targeted recommendations and censorship by Silicon Valley to overt cyberattacks on servers coming from the US, Dmitry Medvedev has told RT. … Read More >‘Everyone’s sick & tired of Big Tech’ & ‘blatant’ American interference in Russian elections, ex-President Medvedev tells RT

Russia

‘Liars and hypocrites’: Imprisoned Russian opposition figure Navalny accuses Google & Apple of being ‘accomplices’ of Kremlin

Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021By Editor

The jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has taken to Twitter to criticize US tech giants Google and Apple of acting as “accomplices” of the Kremlin, which he says “forged the results” of the country’s recent elections. … Read More >‘Liars and hypocrites’: Imprisoned Russian opposition figure Navalny accuses Google & Apple of being ‘accomplices’ of Kremlin

Russia

Russian elections: Pro-Putin party loses support but keeps ‘supermajority,’ Communists get big boost but allege count was rigged

Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021By Editor

The votes are in and the results are out. Russians have cast their votes in parliamentary elections and, with almost all of the votes counted, there is little doubt that the governing party will be returned with a supermajority. … Read More >Russian elections: Pro-Putin party loses support but keeps ‘supermajority,’ Communists get big boost but allege count was rigged

Russia

Comrades in arms? West is cheering on Russia’s Communists, but heirs of Bolsheviks even more skeptical of US, EU & NATO than Putin

Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021By Editor

With voting having closed in Russia’s parliamentary elections, it appears that Russia’s ruling party may have lost a sizable share of its votes compared to 2016, potentially ending up with fewer than half of all ballots cast. … Read More >Comrades in arms? West is cheering on Russia’s Communists, but heirs of Bolsheviks even more skeptical of US, EU & NATO than Putin

Russia

More than 20 foreign NGOs tried to interfere in Russia’s elections & should now be banned from country, top Moscow lawmakers claim

Posted on September 20, 2021September 20, 2021By Editor

Nearly two dozen overseas organizations operating in Russia attempted to influence the results of the country’s parliamentary elections held over the weekend, a leading lawmaker has claimed, promising to take action against them. … Read More >More than 20 foreign NGOs tried to interfere in Russia’s elections & should now be banned from country, top Moscow lawmakers claim

Russia

Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021By Editor

An online tactical voting initiative backed by jailed campaigner Alexey Navalny has been removed from app stores on the eve of Russia’s parliamentary elections, after Moscow hit out at tech firms it says were circumventing a ban. … Read More >Apple & Google delete Navalny’s ‘Smart Voting’ app after top Russian officials accuse US tech giants of ‘election interference’

Russia

Moscow’s meddling bad, Western interference good: Ahead of next month’s Russian elections, the hypocrisy is on full view again

Posted on August 30, 2021August 30, 2021By Editor

In recent years, the media has become obsessed with purported Russian interference in US elections. While the claims turned out to be entirely unsubstantiated, the West itself openly engages in efforts to influence votes abroad. … Read More >Moscow’s meddling bad, Western interference good: Ahead of next month’s Russian elections, the hypocrisy is on full view again

Russia

Western powers want to weaken Russia & could try to ‘undermine’ upcoming parliamentary elections, says Foreign Minister Lavrov

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021By Editor

Russia’s most senior diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, has said that Moscow sees attempts to interfere in its domestic policy from abroad almost every day, warning that things could get worse as the country heads to the polls this year. … Read More >Western powers want to weaken Russia & could try to ‘undermine’ upcoming parliamentary elections, says Foreign Minister Lavrov