Ján Čarnogurský
Versions of names: Ян Чарногурский
Slovakia
Ján Čarnogurský is a former Prime Minister of Slovakia (1991-1992) and a former Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic (1998-2002). He is the president of the Slovak-Russian Society that called upon the Slovak authorities not to support the EU sanctions against Russia. He regularly comments for the Russian state-controlled Sputnik website. He is the head of the Coordinating Council of the International Association "Friends of Crimea".
Corresponding elections
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.
illegitimate
The so-called Republic of Abkhazia, located within the internationally recognised borders of Georgia, held “presidential elections” on 25 August and 8 September 2019. The overwhelming majority of the world’s nations does not recognise the sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia, while international institutions such as the OSCE ODIHR considered “elections” there as illegitimate and did not send international election observers there.