RECENT CASES OF ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE

3 February 2025

Countries Considered Part of The West Where Democracy Has Been Contested or Undermined:

1. Romania

2. Pakistan

3. Venezuela

4. Moldova

5. Georgia

6. Abkhazia

7. South Korea

8. France

9. Germany

Has our democracy been hacked? The following countries have recently experienced electoral controversies, alleged external interference, or undemocratic power plays:

1. Romania

Issue: Presidential candidate Călin Georgescu won the first round decisively, but the results were annulled by a court citing "Russian interference on TikTok", with no evidence of Russian interference.

Concerns: Judicial interference in elections, use of "foreign influence" as a justification for nullifying results.

2. Pakistan

Issue: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan was jailed and politically sidelined after he sought stronger ties with Russia and China.

Concerns: The judiciary and military’s role in removing opposition leaders, suppression of political alternatives.

3. Venezuela

Issue: The country's election was deemed "stolen" by Western powers despite a lack of solid evidence, continuing a long history of foreign intervention narratives.

Concerns: Western attempts to delegitimise election results in non-aligned states.

4. Moldova

Issue: Pro-Western President Maia Sandu was reportedly saved from defeat by diaspora votes from Western countries, while pro-Russian voters in Moscow were allegedly disenfranchised by not being given access to voting booths.

Concerns: Election manipulation via selective voting access, external "political engineering".

5. Georgia & Abkhazia

Issue: Massive Western NGO involvement allegedly worked to sway political outcomes, buy influence in the local media, use engineered protest movements to pressure the government.

Concerns: Use of Western-backed civil society organisations to influence domestic politics.

6. South Korea

Issue: President Yoon Suk Yeol allegedly orchestrated a sudden military coup, using armed forces to storm the parliament.

Concerns: Military intervention in politics, suppression of opposition.

7. France

Issue: President Macron refused to resign after his government collapsed, echoing previous no-confidence votes in other European leaders.

Concerns: Political instability, erosion of public trust in democratic governance.

8. Germany

Issue: Chancellor Scholz has faced growing popularity and thus legitimacy crises, with opposition parties gaining traction against the establishment.

Concerns: Loss of democratic legitimacy in traditional Western power structures.

Key Question: Is There a Pattern?

These cases suggest a growing perception that democracy is being selectively upheld or subverted when it serves geopolitical interests.

Allegations of judicial or external interference in elections appear to be increasing, particularly in regions of strategic importance to the West.

The larger question remains: Is democracy being hollowed out in favour of managed elections where outcomes align with geopolitical objectives? Is there an elite glass separating itself from the interests of the people? And aligning with the interests of America?

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AMERICA'S GEOPOLITICAL DILEMMA IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD

America’s Geopolitical Dilemma in a Multipolar World

1 February 2025

https://youtu.be/v0uY3ZoDwYs?si=izG19Y0NgQ8T_3-W

The new American administration recognises the world us settling back into a multipolar order, where diplomacy and economic competition take centre stage over military confrontation. It is also very important to recognise that the the new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, acknowledges that Ukraine has lost the war.

The central concern for Washington’s foreign policy strategists is a long-standing one: preventing any single power—or coalition—from dominating Eurasia, the so-called “World Island” described by Sir Halford Mackinder.

For decades, U.S. policy has sought to maintain equilibrium in Eurasia between land power (Russia, China) and sea power (the Anglo-American alliance). The neoconservative approach has been to disrupt potential challengers before they become existential threats. 

One persistent fear has been a strategic partnership between Germany and Russia, which would merge German industrial strength with Russian resources—a combination that could undercut American influence in Europe and beyond.

How Will the U.S. Manage These Risks?

- Keeping Germany in Check:

The U.S. has long pressured Germany to distance itself from Russia. The sabotage of Nord Stream in 2022—though no one officially claimed responsibility—was widely interpreted as a message: European energy dependence on Russia is unacceptable.

Economic policies, sanctions, and security dependencies (via NATO) serve to keep Berlin aligned with Washington rather than pursuing independent strategic interests.

- Containing Russia and China:

The war in Ukraine has been a proxy battlefield for weakening Russia. While U.S. support has faltered in recent months, the underlying goal remains unchanged: to prevent Russia from becoming a dominant force in Europe.

In Asia, U.S. alliances with Japan, South Korea, and Australia counterbalance China, while economic pressure attempts to stifle Beijing’s technological and military growth.

Moral Contradictions in Foreign Policy:

The U.S. positions itself as a champion of sovereignty and international law in Europe, yet openly supports military interventions and occupations in the Middle East.

How does Washington justify backing Ukrainian nationalism while suppressing Palestinian statehood? How does it reconcile sanctioning Russian annexations while endorsing Israeli settlements? These contradictions weaken America's credibility in the eyes of the Global South and even among segments of its own electorate.

The Cost of Hypocrisy

This double standard has  seriously discredited America. Countries once aligned with the West now pursue greater autonomy, engaging with China’s Belt and Road Initiative or forming alternative economic blocs. 

Meanwhile, at home, the ideological excesses of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) and "woke" politics have created civil divisions, fueled in part by the need to maintain what is an increasingly fragile narrative.

The smothering of dissent—through media narratives, corporate policies, and social pressures—is an attempt to sustain a worldview that is hard to defend. Propaganda may hold for a while, but in a world where multipolarity is reasserting itself, even the most dominant empire cannot ignore reality forever.

When global power shifts, those who fail to adapt risk losing their grip entirely. Under Marco Rubio, it seems that America will adjust its strategy to engage with the new world on equal terms  The alterbative would be to continue down the path of resistance until the system it built after the last workd war collapses under its contradictions. So Rubio understands this.

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