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| Russian government agency reveals fraudulent nature of the Crimean referendum results |
| 2014-05-08 |
| The Russian government's claims that the March 16 referendum in Crimea resulted in a 96.7% vote in favor of annexation were always extremely dubious. But now, as Paul Roderick Gregory of Forbes points out, a report by Russia's official Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights suggests that the real numbers were far different from those previously claimed: The website of the "President of Russia's Council on Civil Society and Human Rights" posted a blog that was quickly taken down as if it were toxic radioactive waste. According to the Council's report about the March referendum to annex Crimea, the turnout was a maximum 30%. And of these, only half voted for annexation -- meaning only 15 percent of Crimean citizens voted for annexation. |
| Posted by:Elmerert Hupens2660 |
| #5 Bright Pebbles: I agree, but the turnout was disproportionately pro-annexing. A large part of the anti-annexation block boycotted the referendum, putting the pro-Putin group in the minority. P.S. The fact the 50% of the voters walked past armed spetsnazski and drunken thugs to cast a no vote means the Crimeans must realy HATE annexation. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2014-05-08 13:04 |
| #4 It's OK BP, at present, Russia is #1 offence to progressive humanity (instead of Israel). |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-05-08 12:47 |
| #3 it's done in a way that you could say only 25% voted for obama. this piece is simply not very credible. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-05-08 12:31 |
| #2 only 15 percent if it's good enough for Chicago.... |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-05-08 08:47 |
| #1 I am shocked, shocked to hear that the election results were cooked in a manner better suited to Illinois or New Jersey. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-05-08 07:52 |