Germany Accuses Russia of Election Meddling
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Before the elections in September, country and local politicians are increasingly targeting Russian influence for the first time. The constitutional protection speaks of a new quality of the attacks.
Operation Matryoshka: Russia using ‘BBC news’ fakes to pervert key German vote
On 6 September, elections to the state parliament will be held in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. Such votes attract little interest from most European and global media outlets, which see them as parochial events. But these local elections will be different. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party is expected to win by a wide margin. It could receive 40 percent of all votes, and has even said its aim is to dominate suffi…
The upcoming state elections in Germany could be a turning point, with the AfD likely to achieve great success. In a situation where the radical party is enjoying high support figures, Russian propaganda is also getting involved in the campaign with its Operation Matryoshka. We describe what it looks like.
Almost exactly one month from now, on September 6, the German state of Saxony-Anhalt will hold state elections. Most European and world media outlets are not interested in such elections and would probably ignore them because they consider them too local. However, these elections will be different. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to win by a wide margin. It could win 40 […]
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