Centre for Monitoring Democratic Processes «Quorum»

CIS-EMO: Low turnout in Poland is in favor of Jaroslaw Kaczynski’s party

Center's news, 10.10.2011

 Warsaw. There is low voter turnout in the parliamentary elections in Poland, reported by the organization's mission to the CIS Election Monitoring, CIS-EMO, cited by the Echo of Moscow.

"23% of voters in Poland have cast their ballots by 14 CET," observers reported. 

But this will not affect the recognition of the elections, because there is no lower limit for voter turnout in the Polish legislation. 
"But the low voter turnout gives an additional chance to party Law and Equity, the political power of Jaroslaw Kaczynski. His constituency is considered as more disciplined," observers from the organization said further. 

Independent observer report of the presidential Election in Abkhazia: 26th August 2011

Center's news, 29.09.2011

Oliver DECROCK: I have been invited by Centre for Monitoring Democratic Processes «Quorum» in order to monitor, as an independent observer, the presidential election that took place on the 26th of August 2011. The election was held to elect the successor of President Sergei Bagapsh who died in office on 29 May 2011.

I was part of a delegation of observers from Poland, Ukraine, Moldavia, and Israel…

The following reflects my impressions about the electoral process in Abkhazia

Tiberio Graziani. The Mediterranean and Central Asia: the hinges of Eurasia

Center's news, 30.05.2011

 The transition from the unipolar system to a multipolar one is generating tensions in two particular areas of the Eurasian landmass: the Mediterranean and Central Asia. The process of consolidation of polycentrism seems to be undergoing an impasse caused by the “regionalist” behavior adopted by the Eurasian powers. The identification of a single great Mediterranean-Central Asian space, functioning as the hinge of the Euro-Afro-Asian landmass, could provide operational elements for Eurasian integration.

Estonie: des élections pas totalement démocratiques (observateur)

Center's news, 16.03.2011

Les élections législatives, qui ont eu lieu dimanche dernier en Estonie, ″ne peuvent pas être considérées comme totalement démocratiques″, a déclaré lundi à RIA Novosti Marina Kotchetkova qui dirigeait le groupe des observateurs de la Communauté des Etats indépendants (CIS-EMO).

″Les élections parlementaires en Estonie montrent que malgré les évaluations traditionnellement positives émises par Bruxelles au sujet de la démocratie estonienne, les observateurs estiment que le système électoral et les institutions d’Estonie ne correspondent pas totalement aux exigences formulées envers un Etat démocratique contemporain″, a-t-elle constaté. 

Selon Mme Kotchetkova, ″les observateurs internationaux ont trouvé étrange que 27,4 % des électeurs avaient voté par anticipation″.

Igor Kaminnyk: Viktor Yanukovich and perspectives for nationalism in Ukraine

Center's news, 20.01.2011

Ukraine has finally stopped being an orphan. It has finally got Father, "Peoples’ Father". or "Nation’s" one?.. Being "Great Father", he is above small political squabbles, such as adopting Tax and Budget Codes. He follows solely "Peoples’ Voice". And he follows solely the Law, developing it, proposing It to Verhovna Rada and imposing a veto. He leads Ukraine to Great future. The whole pre-election campaign of Viktor Fyodorovich was built on the divine ability to be ubiquitous and omniscient.

He promised happiness here and now to people, to be more exact TODAY. He entered every single house and "HEARD EACH SIGNLE ONE". As an all-seeing Father of nation, he is sleeping neither at night, not during the day. By the end of pre-election campaign Viktor Fyodorovich has taken into account the though of every single person. Ukraine was filled with posters "Your Though Is Taken into Consideration". Even if it hasn’t been formed yet. As, for sample, a though about raising retirement age.

Igor Kaminnyk: Independent Osh: Ahtisaari, Kosovo Architect, goes to Kyrgyzstan

Center's news, Informational bureau, 08.09.2010

In the last days of summer 2010 two events took place in Kyrgyzstan, that can be surely taken as crucial. The first event is the beginning of “information processing” of the international community. On August 23^rd International Crisis Group published the report and recommendations on the events in the south on its official website. The 39 pages of the report cover events of June 1990, socio-political situation in 2010, events in Jalal-Abad and Osh, and the chronology of the June riots.

Based on this report the web site of the organization presents recommendations to the authorities of Kyrgyzstan and to the international community, namely to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights and OSCE  High Commissioner on National Minorities.

We will not assess the quality and fairness of the report. Let politicians and experts argue on this. Everything would be fine unless Louise Arbour (in the past she was UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, and is now the Head of International Crisis Group) proclaimed on the pages of The Guardian (British newspaper) the main thesis on why this organization actually started an active work in Kyrgyzstan: Louise Arbour states in her article that, unfortunately, it may no longer be possible to prevent the disintegration of the country.

Igor Kaminnyk: Kyrgyzstan: nostalgia for the Soviet Union

Center's news, Constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan 2010, 02.09.2010

On August 14, 2010 an event in Bishkek took place, at a first glance being solely internal affair of the country. In the Opera and Ballet Theater the I Congress of Union SSR (USSR) Party was carried out [transl. note: SSR stands for Russian “Svoboda (freedom), Spravedlivost’ (justices), Rodina (motherland)”]. The Congress of the "Union "Freedom. Justice. Motherland" hosted 800 delegates from 48 rayons of 9 regions of Kyrgyzstan.

The country has experienced a second revolution already within a short period of time, it was accompanied by inter-ethnic clashes in Osh and Jalal-Abad regions, as well as unrest in various parts of the country. And now the interim government that received power from the hands of the people who overthrew the regime of Bakiyev, holds parliamentary elections in the republic on October 10, 2010 for establishing a legitimate government and the parliament. These elections, in fact, are crucial for the peoples inhabiting the country. The main question is: which of the political forces will enter the parliament and will form the government. Depending on that – there will be a certain way for the country defined as well as whether it’s going to overcome the systemic crisis threatening to territorial integrity of this former Soviet republic.

Geopolitics in Republican Italy - A limited sovereignty Country

Center's news, 02.08.2010

In spite of its propitious geographical position and the peculiar morphology of its land, nowadays Italy does not have an own geopolitical doctrine.

This is a consequence of three distinct reasons: a) the involvement of Italy within the sphere of influence of the USA (the so-called western system); b) the profound crisis of the national identity; c) the scanty geopolitical culture of its managers.

As for the first point, it not only limits the sovereignty of the Italian state in several fields, from the army to the foreign affairs, only to name the most important ones having relation with the geopolitical aspects, but it also affects Italy’s domestic policy and economy, the strategic decisions in the matters of energy, the technological research, the realization of large scale infrastructures, and, last but not least, it restricts the political measures against the criminal associations. Up to now the Italian Republic has been following the golden rule of the “collaborative or lame realism”, that is to say that it has given up the responsibility to be in charge of its own destiny (1).

Tiberio Graziani: Russia keystone of the multipolar system

Center's news, 10.06.2010

The new multipolar system is being consolidated. The main actors are the US, China, India and Russia. While the European Union is completely absent and in hiding in the framework of indications-diktats coming from Washington and London, some South American countries, particularly Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay, are showing their steady willingness to actively participate in the construction of the new world order. Russia, with its central position in the Euro-Asian land mass, its vast size and its current orientation stamped on foreign policy by the Putin-Medvedev tandem, will probably be the keystone in the new planetary structure. But to achieve this epochal function, it must overcome some internal problems: first of all, those regarding the demographic question and the modernization of the country, while on the international level it must consolidate relations with China and India and establish strategic agreements with Turkey and Japan as soon as possible.  Above all, it must clarify its position in the Near and Middle East.

The deputy of the European Parliament Alexander Mirsky has accused Europe of cowardly silence

Center's news, Informational bureau, 11.05.2010

On May, 5th at the plenary session of the European Parliament which were passing last week in Bruxelles, the deputy of the European Parliament Alexander Mirsky has acted, we result the full text of speech:

"On May, 8th Europe celebrates a victory over nazism, but, colleagues, at me for you unpleasant news!

On March, 16th this year in Latvia, from the silent consent of the authorities, veterans of Vaffen-Ss walked about across Riga with flags and celebrated day of the basis of the Latvian legion. 20 years we, opposition, can do nothing with it! Heads of the European states pretend that occurs nothing. The Latvian retaliatory battalions СС have destroyed 130 villages and have killed more than 150 000 inhabitants of Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Russia. But today them remember in Latvia as heroes. Timid silence in the countries of the European Union is a crime against millions people which were lost during the Second World War."