Will Russia Try To Influence The Upcoming French And German Elections?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2016. © Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters

The Guardian: Russian involvement in US vote raises fears for European elections

CIA investigation may have implications for upcoming French and German polls, even raising doubts over integrity of Brexit vote

The CIA’s conclusion that Russia covertly intervened to swing last month’s presidential election in favour of Donald Trump but its actions did not place the overall credibility of the result in doubt will be hard to swallow for some.

The classified CIA investigation, which has not been published, may also have implications for the integrity of Britain’s Brexit referendum last June, and how upcoming elections in France and Germany could be vulnerable to Russian manipulation. The latest revelations are not entirely new. What is fresh is the bald assertion that Moscow was working for Trump.

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WNU Editor: The U.S., France, and Germany have been influencing elections in other countries for years. And now they are upset that someone may be trying to influence theirs (and a big maybe at that) .... the irony of all of this speaks for itself.