US lawmakers want Soros-linked Polish election ‘violations’ addressed

 

A group of congressmen have also raised concerns over the EU’s silence on Warsaw’s refusal to release campaign funds to the opposition party

US lawmakers have called on the European Commission to address suspected election fraud in Poland, voicing concern over what they describe as a biased approach ahead of the country’s June 1 presidential runoff.

In a letter to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Brian Mast and fellow members expressed “profound alarm” over developments “undermining the integrity of democratic processes” in Poland. The letter cited foreign-funded online campaigns backing liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski and the Polish government’s refusal to release public funds to the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party.

The concerns centered on political ads favoring Trzaskowski, backed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition, which were allegedly financed from abroad. Poland’s digital watchdog NASK earlier this month flagged paid Facebook ads that promoted Trzaskowski while targeting right-wing candidates Karol Nawrocki and Slawomir Mentzen.

While the funding source remains unverified, a Polish outlet linked the campaign to a local NGO connected to US Democratic donor George Soros’ Open Society Foundations. US lawmakers warned the campaign “may have occurred in contravention of Polish law.”  (more...)

US lawmakers want Soros-linked Polish election ‘violations’ addressed

Related:

This nation is looking to become NATO’s war machine. What will Russia do?