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"en.20121212.33.3-565-000"2
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"Mr President, I was an international observer in the Ukraine elections. I had unrestricted access in Kiev to polling stations, election officials and party activists.
I have seen corrupt elections where gangs of thugs sponsored by the prime minister attack opposition activists; where council workers are threatened with losing their jobs if they vote the wrong way on ballot papers that carry traceable serial marks; where two million voters do not even exist but still vote by post; where, at the close of polls, unsealed ballot boxes are taken to central counting places by unsupervised officials; where the election officials are appointed by the local ruling party. But all these assaults on democracy go on routinely in the United Kingdom. In Ukraine I saw a robust and well-designed system, ensuring elections which, while not perfect, are much freer and fairer than those in Britain.
EU hypocrites do not have any right to criticise Ukrainian elections."@en1
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