Election Manipulation and Voter Incentives

This is how they sabotaged our democracy.

To lay the economic groundwork,

enemy countries such as

Qatar and Turkey funneled money to nonprofits

and organizations that ultimately reached

political parties. Outside the polling station,

party booths stood with vouchers

for food, vouchers

for fuel or cash.

At left- wing polling stations,

aides were planted as committee

secretaries and party representatives.

They had one job:

document who had arrived and who had not yet.

Thus, the parties made sure to reward those

who came and urge those who still had not.

A voter goes behind the screen,

chooses a ballot, and takes a photo.

A voter photographed himself,

had a child photograph him,

or came out with the ballot, and committee

members photographed him.

Right- wing representatives tried

to object and say this was forbidden,

that it was

a serious violation of election integrity,

but the secretaries approved the vote.

The representatives tried to argue,

but no one paid attention.

Someone made a point of coming

specifically to yell at them.

Someone made sure to drive them away.

The right- wing representatives

filed an urgent complaint

with the Central Elections

Committee and asked them to stop the

Election violations occurred in real time,

but the committee ignored them.

Voters continued documenting their votes undisturbed.

The documentation was sent to the party

booths outside the polling station.

The voter proved that he had arrived

and voted for the right party.

In return, he was generously rewarded.

That's what happens when there's Qatari money.