Russia’s latest rigged election takes an unexpected turnRussians expected the country’s latest local elections to be “engineered” by the Kremlin as usual — and of course they were — but no-one expected a mass walkout by federal politicians in protest. Are Russians finally tiring of the country’s democratic farce?
Electoral fraud
Afghanistan goes (back) to the polls
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has caved to international pressure and agreed to enter into a runoff election. But will a second election be any less fraudulent and corrupt?
Auditing the Afghan election
Renard Sexton gets wonky on the UN’s Afghanistan Election audit, concluding that “the situation remains fairly damning for Hamid Karzai”, with millions of votes to be thrown out due to fraud.
Fired UN rep speaks out: what I saw in Afghanistan
Peter Galbraith was fired from his post as the UN’s deputy special representative in Afghanistan last week, after refusing to keep quiet about the massive fraud in the country’s elections. Now he’s spilled all in the Washington Post.
Yes, the Afghan election was fraudulent. Now what?
Amid fraud allegations, Hamid Karzai has officially ‘won’ 54% of the votes in the Afghan election. Is it more important to maintain national stability or push for a vote recount?
Will Afghan election prompt allies to withdraw troops?
International support is souring and a power struggle will emerge within Afghanistan, following the fraudulent Afghan election. With numerous world elections coming up, pressure is mounting on international leaders to stand firm against Afghanistan.
Karzai on verge of victory
Hamid Karzai has passed the 50% threshold necessary to avoid a re-run in Afghanistan’s elections, and looks poised to be re-elected as President, despite widespread allegations of fraud.
US complains to Karzai of Afghan election fraud
The Afghanistan election is still undecided, with news that computer software has delayed results and the US special envoy to Afghanistan having an ‘explosive’ meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about fraud and ballot stuffing in the election.
Tinkering with the electoral process: Liberal margin of error
Over the 11 years of the previous government, more and more Australians have been losing their most basic democratic right — their vote at a federal election, writes Michael Danby.
Electoral process: of recounts and conspiracy theories
There will be a recount of the result in former small business minister Fran Bailey’s Victorian seat of McEwen after her six-vote loss. Which brings us to other matters electoral, writes Christian Kerr.
From the polling booth on the grassy knoll
There is no evidence of widespread, let alone systematic, electoral fraud in Australia. Try telling that to the H S Chapman Society, a stalwart band of conspiracy theorists, writes Christian Kerr.
