Medvedev Wins in Guaranteed Landslide
Dmitri Medvedev won the Russian presidency in what the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly calls unfair elections.
The Guardian UK reports, "European observers this morning condemned Russia's presidential election, won overwhelmingly by Dmitry Medvedev, as "not fair" and a denial of the "democratic potential" of the country's voters.
"Andreas Gross, the chairman of the 22-member delegation of European MPs, said today that although the election result broadly reflected the will of the Russian people it fell short on a number of crucial issues.
" ' We believe there was not freedom in these elections,' Gross said. 'The results of the presidential elections … are a reflection of the will of an electorate whose democratic potential was, unfortunately, not tapped.' "
However, a few years ago Bush looked into Putin's eyes and sensed his soul.
" 'He's a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country and I appreciate very much the frank dialogue and that's the beginning of a very constructive relationship,' Mr Bush said," as reported by the BBC.
So, Putin will continue to influence national policies as he, according to Bush's claim, is committed to the best interests of his country even though there were reports that many public sector workers were compelled to vote for Putin's hand picked successor, Medvedev, by local and regional officials.
Why should it be a surprise?
After all, even Dubya has personal experience with unfair presidential elections, having been selected and enthroned by Republican justices on the Supreme Court in 2000 and having won the 2004 election with the manipulated votes of electronic voting machines manufactured by Republican cronies.
The Guardian UK reports, "European observers this morning condemned Russia's presidential election, won overwhelmingly by Dmitry Medvedev, as "not fair" and a denial of the "democratic potential" of the country's voters.
"Andreas Gross, the chairman of the 22-member delegation of European MPs, said today that although the election result broadly reflected the will of the Russian people it fell short on a number of crucial issues.
" ' We believe there was not freedom in these elections,' Gross said. 'The results of the presidential elections … are a reflection of the will of an electorate whose democratic potential was, unfortunately, not tapped.' "
However, a few years ago Bush looked into Putin's eyes and sensed his soul.
" 'He's a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country and I appreciate very much the frank dialogue and that's the beginning of a very constructive relationship,' Mr Bush said," as reported by the BBC.
So, Putin will continue to influence national policies as he, according to Bush's claim, is committed to the best interests of his country even though there were reports that many public sector workers were compelled to vote for Putin's hand picked successor, Medvedev, by local and regional officials.
Why should it be a surprise?
After all, even Dubya has personal experience with unfair presidential elections, having been selected and enthroned by Republican justices on the Supreme Court in 2000 and having won the 2004 election with the manipulated votes of electronic voting machines manufactured by Republican cronies.
Posted by Kaz at 3/3/2008 4:26 PM 
Categories: elections, Events and Premieres, Foreign Policy, Voting Problems, Bushites
Categories: elections, Events and Premieres, Foreign Policy, Voting Problems, Bushites
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