Legislative Elections in Russia: an Unsurprising Election
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The European Union denounced on Friday 18 September, with the voice of a spokesman, the climate of "systematic and institutionalized repression" in which the parliamentary elections in Russia are held, against the background of war in Ukraine. The explanations of Elena Volochin, journalist in France 24 and former correspondent in Moscow.
The European Commission criticized Russia's elections to the State, accusing the Russian authorities of "systematic and institutionalized repression" aimed at "not allowing a democratic opposition".
The European Union (EU) denounces on Friday the systematic and institutionalised repression of legislative elections in Russia during the Ukraine War, reports AFP.
Brussels accuses the Russian authorities of excluding any democratic opposition from the general election. According to one spokesman, the organisation of these elections bears witness to a "continuous and growing erosion of democracy" in the country.
The EU has highlighted the “deepening erosion of democracy in Russia” in the run-up to the parliamentary elections, calling for “systematic and institutionalised repression” of the opposition. At the same time, the EU condemns the “illegal” organisation of elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. “The manner in which the State Duma elections are being conducted highlights the ongoing and deepening erosion of democracy in Rus…
"The way the State Duma elections are being conducted highlights the ongoing and deepening erosion of democracy in Russia," he said.
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