Janice Atkinson

Versions of names: Дженис Аткинсон

United Kingdom

Political activity

Janice Atkinson is a British politician. She formerly represented the UK Independence Party, that opposed the EU’s decision to impose sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, and later sat as an independent (from 2015). From 2014 to 2019 she was the Member of the European Parliament for South East England.

Missions

Individual observers at the 2018 Russian presidential election

Political affiliation at time of mission: identified

Party’s name: independent politician

Official function at time of mission: Member of the EU-Parliament

Quotes regarding this election

What struck me was the amount of young people that were voting, and those that were voting for the first time. A lot of proudness among those people…

Source link & date: https://www.janiceatkinson.co.uk/2018/03/european-impressed-number-of-young-voters-in-russian-presidential-election (2018-03-20)

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Corresponding elections

Presidential Election Russia 2018

Classification: legitimate

The seventh presidential election in Russia was held on 18 March 2018. With the exception of the election in Russia-annexed Crimea, this election is considered legitimate. The election held in Crimea for the Russian presidency is internationally considered to be an illegitimate election, see more on this at the election page 2018 Russian presidential election in annexed Crimea. The election took place under restrictions on fundamental freedoms and limited space for political engagement.