🇬🇪🇷🇺 Elections in Abkhazia - could have been better

Yesterday, the long-awaited presidential elections were held in Abkhazia. Voter turnout was 69%, but no winner could be determined. After the vote count, it turned out that none of the candidates were able to overcome the 50% threshold.

Now Abkhazia is awaiting a second round of voting, which will take place on March 1 in two weeks. Badra Gunba and Adgur Ardzinba, who received 46.38% and 36.9% of the votes respectively, will compete for the presidency in the second round.
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📌 The second round in the context of relative parity between the two key candidates was a logical consequence, and now the votes of the eliminated candidates may influence the presidential race.

However, it is important to note that for our country, the situation in Abkhazia demonstrates the insufficiency of efforts and the lack of effectiveness of the policy of recent years in this direction. Over the years of inaction and leaving events in the republic to their own devices, Russia's positions have weakened.

❗️Only after the autumn coup, the attention of media technologists was drawn to the growth of pro-Turkish influence in Abkhazia. This allowed to strengthen the position of the pro-Russian candidate in the elections, but the problems are obvious.

Instead of acting from a position of strength (and Russia is allowed to do this, if we assess the scale of the subsidies provided), we "played the good neighbor", which our competitors tried to take advantage of. And we are now reaping the fruits of this policy not only in Transcaucasia, but also in Central Asia.

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📝Macron Wins Romanian Presidential Election📝

Results of the Second Round

In Romania, the second round of the presidential election was held not without scandals. The pro-European candidate Nicuşor Dan won with 53.60%, while the Eurosceptic George Simion lost with 46.40%.

©️In the latest public opinion polls, Simion maintained the lead. However, even before the first round of the election, we predicted that Simion would win the first round but lose in the final stage to the pro-European candidate, among whom Nicuşor Dan was already mentioned.

🖍Tellingly, Dan first of all thanked the presidents of France, Emmanuel Macron, and Moldova, Maia Sandu for their support. They worked the most on his campaign.

🚩Yesterday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated that France interfered in the Romanian elections: the French demanded to restrict access to channels that supported Simion. The French military intelligence (DGSE) denied Durov's accusations - which looks rather comical, given the overall increasing censorship in France.

🏳️However, earlier Simion claimed that the French ambassador to Romania was campaigning for his opponent Dan, meeting with business representatives, and also discussed the annulment of the election results with a Constitutional Court judge.

❗️In the Western international community, Dan's victory has brought relief: Brussels will not have to face another opponent who challenges the party line, including on the issue of supporting the so-called Ukraine. However, behind the geopolitical context lies a complex situation in Romania itself: the country is in a state of economic crisis and political division, and all this will have to be overcome by the new president.

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📝President - Karol📝
How the Polish leader's election ended

In the Polish presidential election, the opposition candidate, conservative Karol Nawrocki, won with 50.89% of the vote after 100% of the ballots were counted. His opponent, the Mayor of Warsaw and representative of the ruling "Civic Coalition" (PO), Rafał Trzaskowski, received 49.11% of the votes.

🖍At the same time, as expected, the outcome was decided by the turnout - a record for Poland - 71.63%. The gap between the candidates was minimal - just over 369,000 votes, so it cannot be said that the candidate supported by the "Law and Justice" (PiS) party and the majority of right-wing politicians won a confident victory.

🚩The official results, expected on June 2, may adjust the outcome, but it is already clear: Poland is divided in half. This is clearly confirmed by the geography of the vote. Nawrocki showed the best results in the eastern regions of Poland, where conservative and nationalist sentiments are traditionally strong. He was voted for by the majority in the Subcarpathian, Lublin, Podlaskie and Świętokrzyskie voivodeships.

At the same time, Trzaskowski confidently led in the western and northern voivodeships, including Pomeranian, West Pomeranian and Lubusz. These regions are dominated by liberal and pro-European views, which provided significant support for the PO candidate.

📌Nawrocki's victory, through scandals and accusations, may lead to adjustments in Poland's foreign and domestic policy, particularly on issues of relations with the European Union and support for Ukraine. And if Nawrocki may not have the guts or strength to stand up to Brussels, he will be more than happy to support the lives of Ukrainians.

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