Election interference in Europe & elsewhere?
- crossroadscaloundr
- Apr 21
- 2 min read
I am placing this article because this has been happening everywhere:
Also in the US, Brazil & closer to home in New Zealand & Australia.
Sometimes you are stunned by the election results of Left wing parties, while in your circle of friends, family & work colleagues you don not know anybody who votes labour / democrat or greens etc.
EU SPLURGES millions 'interfering' in elections to boost brutal 'Dictator' in war on free speech
As Brussels faces mounting accusations of election interference across Europe, GB News Originals travels to Armenia, where critics say the EU’s political meddling has gone far beyond the ballot box.
From Slovakia and Romania to France, the Netherlands and Hungary, the European Commission has been accused of using NGOs, media funding and censorship pressure to shape political outcomes. Now, those same allegations are being levelled in the South Caucasus, where Armenia has become a key battleground in the wider geopolitical struggle between the West, Russia and China.
Nick Dunning investigates claims that EU support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is helping enable the persecution of opposition figures, the targeting of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the silencing of dissent ahead of a crucial national election.
Human rights attorney Tatevik Soghoyan describes how ordinary citizens, journalists, clergy and opposition MPs have faced arrest, prosecution and surveillance simply for criticising the government. Attorney Aram Vardevanyan details the case of billionaire Samvel Karapetyan - now considered Armenia’s leading political prisoner - who was arrested after defending the Church against government attacks.
We also examine the shocking case of 18-year-old David Minasyan, allegedly beaten inside a church by Pashinyan’s security team before being jailed on hooliganism charges.
Strong Armenia’s candidate for Prime Minister Narek Karapetyan explains why his uncle Samvel remains under house arrest as the opposition gains momentum in the polls, while lawyer Robert Amsterdam, who has now formally served legal papers on Ursula von der Leyen, warns Brussels that its continued funding and political backing of Pashinyan risks making the EU complicit in serious human rights abuses.
Amsterdam accuses Pashinyan of behaving like a “post-Soviet dictator,” persecuting political opponents, attacking the Church, and rewriting Armenia’s national identity while the EU prepares to deploy a new “anti-destabilisation mission” and its controversial Hybrid Rapid Response Team.
Why is Brussels backing a government accused of political prosecutions and repression? Is the EU protecting democracy, or interfering in it?
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