DISINFO: The European Parliament set the goal of discrediting Russian parliamentary elections
SUMMARY
The main character turned out to be the European Parliament, where they made great progress, at least formally, towards their goal: discrediting the parliamentary elections and delegitimising power in Russia in general. The European Parliament approved a scandalous report recommending not to recognise the elected State Duma. The OSCE/ODIHR refused, on a far-fetched pretext, to send its observers to the elections in Russia.
RESPONSE
Disinformation claim which appeared in the context of Russian State Duma election 2021.
The European Union took note of independent and reliable sources reporting serious violations in Russian State Duma, regional and local elections 2021 and expressed deep concerns over the continuous pattern of shrinking space for the opposition, civil society and independent voices across Russia. The EU called on Russia’s leadership to reverse these negative developments.
The Council of the European Union issued, on September 20 2021, a Declaration on the elections to the State Duma of Russia stating the following.
”The European Union regrets that Russia’s decision to severely restrict the size and format of an international OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission prevented its deployment”.
It also mentioned also that the choice for Russian voters and their ability to get full and accurate information about candidates was limited.
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