Well, what a surprise. And who's all teed up about it?
But a senior official from the pan-European Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Monday called into question Moscow's commitment to Western standards of democracy.
Bruce George slammed the authorities for misusing state-run television and administrative resources to ensure victory for the pro-Kremlin United Russia.
State-controlled national TV channels propped up United Russia with blanket coverage and attacks on the Communists in the final weeks of the campaign. article
Because that is so different from the way its done by "Western standards of democracy", which is the guy with the most money gets the most TV time, which in turn ensures victory.
Let's face it, politicos are corrupt everywhere under every system.
Will the human race ever grow up? Must we remain juveniles for all eternity?
The fourth election since the Soviet Union collapsed looks set to hand the highly popular Putin greater powers to drive economic reform, crack down on corruption, boost his bureaucracy and rein in the business elite in a country craving for stability.
The Communist Party's leader denounced the polls as a farce, riddled with cheating after an exit poll and the first official results from Russia's far east showed the pro-Kremlin United Russia winning easily twice as many votes as the communists.
I thought that the cry of foul usually came when exit polls show the winner of the election got fewer votes. I guess the far east is expected to be about as pro-Kremlin as Palm Beach County was pro-Buchanan.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Monday, December 08, 2003
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