Russia is in the process of electing a President.
There are many in Europe and the EU that question the poll and suggest that this is rigged and the result is a foregone conclusion.
I don't have enough information to comment on the fairness of voting in Russia.
I will observe though, that Herman von Rompuy, was, on Friday, elected as President of the European Council, representing 730 million Europeans, by the 27 leaders of the EU countries! No public vote, no consultation, the proximity to democracy was like that of one of those meteors that is picked up in deep space and is said to be brushing the edges of the Milky Way!
So, Europeans, before we get on a high horse about Russia's democratic deficit, we should look to our selves, first!!
There are many in Europe and the EU that question the poll and suggest that this is rigged and the result is a foregone conclusion.
I don't have enough information to comment on the fairness of voting in Russia.
I will observe though, that Herman von Rompuy, was, on Friday, elected as President of the European Council, representing 730 million Europeans, by the 27 leaders of the EU countries! No public vote, no consultation, the proximity to democracy was like that of one of those meteors that is picked up in deep space and is said to be brushing the edges of the Milky Way!
So, Europeans, before we get on a high horse about Russia's democratic deficit, we should look to our selves, first!!
