Gregory Simons

Versions of names: Грегори Саймонс
Sweden / New Zealand

Gregory Simons is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Uppsala University. He is a member of the pro-Kremlin and pro-Assad Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media. He is a Member of the Russian Walday club. He organised a lecture delivered by a British pro-Putin and pro-Assad activist Vanessa Beeley at the Uppsala University’s International Summer School in 2018. 

Corresponding elections

Local & Regional Election Russia 2019
legitimate
On the single voting day on 8 September 2019, Russia elected governors in 19 federal subjects and members of legislative bodies in 13 federal subjects. In July 2019, the Moscow City Election Commission (MCEC) refused to register the overwhelming majority of independent opposition candidates for the elections to the Moscow City Duma. This provoked mass protests in Moscow and undermined the legitimacy of the 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.

Missions

International experts observing elections on the 2019 Russian single voting day

No affiliation

Institutional affiliation to Uppsala University

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

not identified

Institutional affiliation to Uppsala University



Quoted from Russian media Ren TV, this statement sought to present the Russian presidential elections held from March 15 to 17, 2024, as adhering to democratic norms. The participation of international observers was intended to lend credibility to the electoral process, encompassing both Russian territory and the Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia.

I asked people: are they forced to vote? Because in Australia, if you don't vote, they will find you and punish you. But in Russia, a person has the right to vote. And he makes his own decision. [Translated from Russian]

https://ren.tv/news/v-rossii/1200482-mezhdunarodnye-nabliudateli-otmetili-udobstvo-onlain-golosovaniia-na-vyborakh (2024-08-25)