“We all recall what the Russians did in the United States during the election,” said Thierry Rakotonarivo, the commission’s vice president. “We were truly afraid.”Of all the places for Russia to try to swing a presidential election, Madagascar is perhaps one of the least expected. But his sit-down with Madagascar’s president — Prigozhin by his side — points to his involvement in Russia’s electoral interference in even the smallest, most remote countries. The Russians even recruited an apocalyptic cult leader in a strategy to split the opposition vote and sink its chances. There, in the private office of the Russian president, he met for no more than 30 minutes with Putin and Prigozhin.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2019 06:59 UTC