DISINFO: German election result known in advance

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DISINFO: German election result known in advance

SUMMARY

Democracy in Germany is so ridiculous that everyone knows long before election day that Friedrich Merz will be the country's chancellor. Let's see how his relationship with the AfD, which is firmly in second place in the elections, will develop. But in any case, the overthrow of the establishment as a result of the elections will only aggravate the current political crisis

RESPONSE

A false claim questioning the fairness and freedom of the upcoming elections to the Bundestag on 23 February 2025 in Germany. This article promotes the pro-Kremlin narrative that elections in Western countries are manipulated and flawed, with results predetermined.

Pro-Kremlin or other Russian-controlled media has always portrayed elections in Western countries as rigged and flawed as we examined in our series European elections Archives.

Through these disinformation narratives, they attempt to create distrust in democratic institutions and values in Western countries. See also our article Pro-Kremlin outlets drool over German elections.

Germany has consistently ranked as one of the freest and most advanced democratic regimes globally, according to Freedom House with the most recent Global Freedom Score of 93 out of 100.

See more cases such as Elections in Romania are unfair, as well as elections in France, Elections in Moldova were falsified, EU elections are not fair.

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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