EU top diplomat says Russia learnt ways to influence elections
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Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:21:53 +0200
The new head of the European Unions diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, believes that Russia has learnt ways to influence elections using new technologies.
Source Kallas at the P28 event organised by Politico European Pravda Details The newly assigned EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy noted that Russia has learnt to influence elections with the help of new technologies.
In particular, Kallas commented on this in the context of Romania.
Quote I see the examples from Romania, but also other parts, that the Russians have really cracked the code on how to influence elections.
Details When asked about the impact of new technologies on democracy, Kallas said she was really worried.
Democracy is based on trust, and if you cant trust elections anymore then how can you trust the outcome she said.
Kallas argues that current methods of determining whether an election is free and fair are outdated and do not take into account the new technologies used to influence elections.
I think we should take them very seriously, the Estonian politician concluded.
Background On 2 December, the Romanian Constitutional Court recognised the first round of the presidential election as valid, where the antiWestern Clin Georgescu sensationally won.
After that, voting in the second round began at polling stations abroad.
However, on 6 December, after an emergency meeting, the Constitutional Court cancelled the results of the first round in the context of having received many new requests for such a call.
The requests referred to documents declassified by the Supreme Council of National Defence, according to which the campaign of proRussian candidate Clin Georgescu was the result of organised manipulation from abroad.
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