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Wednesday 04 November 2020
Donald Trump suspects fraud and expresses it: the president of the United States accuses the Democrats of wanting to “steal the elections.” For this baseless attack, Trump has received a harsh reprimand from the OSCE election observation mission. They warn against “politically motivated violence after elections.”
The election observation mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has criticized accusations of election fraud by US President Donald Trump. “Unfounded accusations of systematic deficits, especially by the incumbent president,” undermined “public confidence in democratic institutions,” the observer mission declared. Such statements are seen by many as “increasing the potential for politically motivated violence after elections.”
“No one, no politician, no elected representative, should restrict the voting rights of the people,” the head of the OSCE’s short-term election observation mission, German FDP politician Michael Georg Link, warned in the statement. “After such an enormously dynamic campaign, making sure every vote is counted is a fundamental obligation for all parts of government.” Despite the corona pandemic, the polls were well organized according to international observers. It was carried out “without disturbance or intimidation.”
“Aggressive campaign rhetoric”
However, the presidential election was determined by “great legal uncertainty and a strongly polarized political environment, reinforced by aggressive campaign rhetoric,” the election observers criticized. There were “unsubstantiated allegations of systematic fraud.” It is now crucial that every correctly cast vote is “counted correctly”, emphasized Polish election observer Urszula Gacek. The election was “not over” and OSCE observers remained in the United States until the electoral process ended. Shortly after the polls closed, Trump had accused his opponents of plotting to “steal the election.”
In the particularly competitive changing states of Pennsylvania and Michigan, the Trump camp went to court to stop the vote counting. For Wisconsin, Trump wants to recount the votes. A winner of the elections has not yet been determined; In pre-election polls, Trump’s Democratic challenger Joe Biden was clearly ahead.
In their assessment, the OSCE election observers also pointed to fundamental weaknesses in the US electoral system. Voter registration requirements put “certain groups” at a disadvantage, so they would have to overcome “unreasonable obstacles” in casting their vote. It is also estimated that 5.2 million US citizens have been barred from voting for criminal offenses, although about half of them have already served their sentences. These restrictions contradict “the principle of universal choice,” he criticized the OSCE mission. 102 electoral observers from 39 countries participate in the mission.
