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A comment on Romanian court annuls result of presidential election first round. Parent comment

Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by bobsmooth on Saturday December 14, 2024 @03:22AM (#42415513)
>Russia or Belarus could have been considered democracies

People voting a way you don't like is different from fraudulent votes. Comparing the two is disingenuous.

>is that on them by that logic?

Yes.

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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by xpl on Saturday December 14, 2024 @02:06PM (#42418815)
> different from fraudulent votes

No, Putin would have won in elections even if you removed fraudulent votes (there is a fraction, but it is not at all decisive). He wins not because of it.

In those kind of countries elections are won way before the voting takes place. So the voting is just an act of the regime's legitimation and is irrelevant regarding the outcome.

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