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Apostolos Xyraphis

Versions of names: Апостолос Ксирафис
Greece

Apostolos Xyraphis is a Secretary-General of the Economic and Social Council of Greece since 2021.

Missions

International "observers" and "experts" observe the 2024 Russian Presidential Elections

not identified

Institutional affiliation to Economic and Social Council of Greece



The quote is taken from the Russian media Komsomolskaya Pravda. This statement sought to present the Russian presidential elections held from March 15 to 17, 2024, as adhering to democratic norms. The presence of international observers served to legitimize the elections conducted both within Russia and in the Ukrainian territories under Russian occupational control.

We saw here a wonderful election procedure. I am very grateful to the Public Chamber of the Nizhny Novgorod Region for inviting us. Here we were able to observe this work and evaluate this procedure. I am delighted with the high level of technology demonstrated here. This is amazing. [Translated from Russian]

https://www.nnov.kp.ru/daily/27580.5/4904712/ (2024-08-23)

Corresponding elections

Presidential Election Russia Occupied Territories 2024
illegitimate
During the “presidential elections” held in Russia from 15-17 March 2024, Vladislav Davankov (“New People” party), Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party), Vladimir Putin, and Leonid Slutsky (Liberal-Democratic Party) competed for the presidency. Enabled to run yet again by controversial constitutional amendments effective 4 July 2020, Putin dominated the “elections” together with his controlled “opposition” excluding genuine opposition figures. These “elections” occurred under Putin’s regime control, both within Russia and illegally in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, ARC and Sevastopol.