The Georgian Government Is Moving the Country to Russia’s Zone of Influence

On February 8, the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation refused to register Boris Nadezhdin as a candidate for the post of the country's president due to the "forgery" of some of the collected signatures. His participation in the elections could be used to simulate a fair victory for Putin, improve his image in democratic states and avoid further international isolation. However, the refusal to register Nadezhdin, whom Western media have already called an "anti-war" candidate, is also designed to create a false impression that elections in Russia are held in accordance with laws and international norms.

After publishing the reports about the falsifications at the snap parliamentary election in Serbia. representatives of the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA) have been suffering from threats and have become the objects of disinformation attacks from the current government and pro-Russian accounts in social media. 

The Global Network of Domestic Election Monitors (GNDEM) expresses its deep concern with increasing attacks on the nonpartisan citizen election observers, the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), in Serbia following the December 2023 snap elections. These attacks from government officials and security forces threaten the ability of CRTA to legally observe elections and puts their safety at risk. The situation reflects significant worsening of conditions for citizen election observers and wider civil society actors and human rights defenders in Serbia.

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