EU now fears US interference in European elections
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#2> US Vice-President J.D. Vance urged Hungarians to vote for the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán,
Hungarians voted Orbán in, but they also voted him out even with Vance influence.
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#3> US Vice-President J.D. Vance urged Hungarians to vote for the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, Hungarians voted Orbán in, but they also voted him out even with Vance influence.
Yeah, if this is the effect that attempted US influence has, then have at it!
Having said that, it is frustratingly amusing seeing the US going overt with its extra-territorial electoral interference with their recent history of being incredibly sensitive and defensive about other countries attempts at influencing US elections.
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#4So, business as usual? The mighty have always influenced the less powerful. The US has just as much incentive to influence European elections, as do Russia or China. It's not surprising that they act on these incentives.
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#5As a UK citizen, it's interesting to think back to Barack Obama's attempt to convince the country not to vote for Brexit (saying the UK would "go to the back of the line" for future trade deal negotiations).
I think the real difference now, isn't so much that the US is applying more pressure on european politics, but that it's politics is so much further away from most european countries than even five years ago.
The importance of trading blocks (as in Obama's example) is a pretty standard view. The support for antidemocratic strongmen (with Vance's support of Orban) is a lot less, even now.
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#6They should. Election Interference is their chief export.
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#7The headline makes me chuckle.
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#8> US Vice-President J.D. Vance urged Hungarians to vote for the outgoing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, Hungarians voted Orbán in, but they also voted him out even with Vance influence.
Yeah, if this is the effect that attempted US influence has, then have at it! Having said that, it is frustratingly amusing seeing the US going overt with its extra-territorial electoral interference with their recent history of being incredibly sensitive and defensive about other countries attempts at influencing US elections.
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