The app for independent voices
There was a bit of discussion on this earlier today, but the weekend thread is more suitable for a more in-depth exploration.
While on principle I would be opposed to election nullification (as a small-d democrat), the extraordinary and unprecedented nature of the situation means that whatever the intelligence services found regarding Russian involvement must be incredibly serious and damaging. (I know, we are all sick and tired of this "crisis era")
I do wonder if the incoming parliament will be able to take office at all. That election was held only a week after and subject to the same social media influence, as evident by far-right parties gaining seats. Though we all know in politics, logical consistency goes out the window for convenience (see the Republicans in 2020 who claimed the presidential race was stolen, but their races were just fine).
I am surprised by the court acting so quickly. At the very least, it is better optics to annul the election before any votes are cast, as opposed to declaring it void after the fact (which is what happened in Austria in 2016).
As for what Lasconi (the 2nd place finisher) said, I would not be so confident in winning. The few polls released show her stuck in the 40s (sound familiar?)
Finally, I will note that the center-left/pro-EU candidate did better in the revote than the initial round in Austria, an outcome we can only hope repeats itself again here.
Meanwhile, to tie this all together, a US appeals court upholds the forced sale/threat of ban of Tiktok: cnn.com/2024/12/06/tech…