Panagiotis Lafazanis

Versions of names: Панайотис Лафазанис
Greece

Panagiotis Lafazanis is a Former Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy of Greece. He was a leader of a new Greek left-wing political party, Popular Unity, from 2015 until his resignation in 2019. Lafazanis has expressed his support for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, and even his electoral poster was decorated with the Russian military symbol "Z". In January 2023, he founded a new Russophile party called the Democratic Movement of National Liberation.

Missions

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

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Democratic Movement of National Liberation



The quote is taken from the Russian media Komsomolskaya Pravda. This quote was used to provide a perception that voters could freely express their will during the Russian presidential elections held from 15 to 17 March 2024. The presence of international observers legitimizes the elections held both in Russia and in Russia-occupied Ukrainian territories.  

- When I get home, a lot of people will ask me what I saw here," he admitted. - I will tell you that people came freely and voted for whoever they wanted. We didn't see any pressure in the elections. It was a free expression of will. [Translated from Russian

https://www.perm.kp.ru/daily/27580.5/4905305/ (2024-08-23)

Corresponding elections

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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.