Bangladesh's upcoming election is marred by allegations of oppression and irregularities. Sheikh Hasina's party is expected to win, but the opposition faces intimidation, imprisonment, and violence. The political climate remains highly charged despite nationwide protests. In Poland, the PiS party's eight-year rule is criticized for controlling courts and media and misusing funds. The outgoing government's stalling tactic raises concerns about democratic integrity. Observers in Serbia report serious irregularities, including vote buying and intimidation of voters.
In an interview with @Puls4, Austrian-Polish MP @Dziedzic_Ewa, who was an international observer for the Serbian elections yesterday, confirms massive irregularities, incl. intimidation of voters in polling stations: ‘It was not a free election’. https://t.co/53U9OsLcaF
In its eight years in power, Poland’s PiS party plugged thousands of apparatchiks into courts and public media, and siphoned off funds to benefit the party. Donald Tusk, the country’s new prime minister, will need to be ready for a fight: https://t.co/aEn5iq7iEz 👇
We saw serious irregularities, such as vote buying, and ballot box stuffing, said the mission. #Serbia https://t.co/65rwBEtFHh
#Bangladesh’s domestic #political #climate remains highly charged as it heads for #election in 2024 despite #nationwide protests, highlights @SohiniBose13 https://t.co/e2SEkdjTJN
The stalling tactic recently employed by Poland’s outgoing government is part of a worrying trend in democracies, whereby the incumbent party rigs the game before leaving office, writes @Princeton’s Jan-Werner Mueller. https://t.co/azKT8HMqnl
Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League is set to win another sham election in Bangladesh next month. She has cowed the press and captured the police, courts and judiciary. Read more https://t.co/trhRsLVpxV 👇
Stability within #Bangladesh has become critical for #regional stability and its internal discord does not augur well for the rest of the #IndoPacific, writes @SohiniBose13 https://t.co/e2SEkdjTJN
In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s party is set to be re-elected in January. But opposition members have been terrorised, imprisoned and killed. Read more https://t.co/RxtBLg3l5i 👇