A Radio Svoboda listener asked me how Russia differs from Ukraine. The answer was self-evident — by the freedom to choose. And on the eve of presidential elections in both countries, this fact looks absolutely obvious. There is still...
On November 6, the most unexpected vote since the Euromaidan revolution took place in Verkhovna Rada (Parliament). It concerns changing the rules of the election legislation. The corresponding bill was passed in the first reading. The...
The elections for the Bundestag, the German parliament, are approaching and Moscow’s attempts to influence the outcome of the ballot box have failed to materialize. One of the reasons might be that the expected maintenance of the...
Autumn is a hot time for politics. On September 5, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) got back to work. Also, in Ukraine, autumn is a period of activated discussions about early parliamentary elections, no matter whether chances for...
On April 23, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen won the first round of the French presidential elections. The Kremlin sees France as a potential counterweight against Germany in...
Over the last few months, rumors have intensified that Ukraine will hold early parliamentary elections. Also, Ukraine’s population has become increasingly disappointed with the performance of its state leaders and politicians. If there...
In Moldova, Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon has claimed victory over pro-European leader Maia Sandu: early November 14, with 99.9% of the ballots counted, Dodon was leading 52.29% to 47.71% for Sandu, according to RFE/RL. According to...
If the markets are wrong and Trump wins tomorrow, a “black Wednesday” awaits us. The stock exchange prices will fall sharply, the dollar will peak, and gold prices will soar. On Monday, November 7, there was a practical...
A simple statistical method reveals that Putin’s party Yedinaya Rossiya (United Russia) received its “landslide victory” as a result of electoral fraud. In his new analysis of the ballot count, which is freely available...
On 18 September 2016, one of the most illegitimate elections to the Russian Federation Duma (Parliament) took place. As predicted, the pro-Putin party Yedinaya Rossiya United Russia got the largest amount of seats, the turnout was low,...
Free independent media is a necessary condition for democracy to function in any country. Censorship, on the other hand, is rampant in all its forms in dictatorships. These definitions may be relevant in a black and white world; in...
