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1 | ‘Carousel Voting’ Goes Viral in Kyrgyz Elections | ‘Fifidianana Carousel ‘ Areti-mifindran'ireo Fifidianana Kyrgyz |
2 | Nearly three months of intrusive and irksome electoral campaigns in Kyrgyzstan came to an end as votes were counted for the five municipal elections held on November 25. | Nifarana hatreo ilay fampielezan-kevitra feno fitsabahana sy nandreraka tao Kyrgyzstana, izay efa ho telo volana izay satria efa voaisa ireo vato ho an'ny fifidianana monisipaly dimy natao ny 25 Novambra. |
3 | But with the results in, a scandalous piece of citizen media has left a sour taste in the mouth. | Kanefa taorian'ny valim-pifidianana, lahatsoratra iray avy amin'ny mediam-bahoaka no namela marikivy tao ambavan'ny rehetra. |
4 | On November 26, a day after the elections, a netizen named myrkkk posted [ru] a sensational video on a popular video-sharing service blive.kg, depicting a woman offering instructions on “carousel voting” to voters in the capital, Bishkek. | Ny 26 Novambra, andro iray taorian'ilay fifidianana, mpisera anaty aterineto antsoina hoe myrkkk no nampakatra [ru] lahatsary iray nanaitra ny maro tao aminà fizàrana lahatsary malaza iray blive.kg, maneho vehivavy iray manome torolàlana momba ny “Fomba fifidianana carousel ” ho an'ireo mpifidy ao an-drenivohitra, Bishkek (Fomba fifidianana carousel = fanaovana hosoko itaterana mpifidy hifindrafindra toerana handatsa-bato). |
5 | The woman, Nargiza Azhibaeva, coordinator of the youth wing of the opposition party ‘Respublika', is shown giving instructions to young people on how to cast ballots multiple times. | Ilay vehivavy, Nargiza Azhibaeva, mpandrindra ao amin'ny sampana tanoran'ny antoko mpanohitra ‘Respublika', no aseho ao manome toromarika ho an'ireo tanora mikasika ny fomba hifidianana im-betsaka amin'ny fotoam-pifidianana. |
6 | A demotivator picture of Respublika youth wing members depicted as ‘carousel' voters. | Sary mahakivin'ireo tanora mpikambana amin'ny Respublika maneho ireo mpifidy ‘carousel' . |
7 | Carousel voting is a form of vote rigging popular in the former Soviet Union. | Endrika halatra faobe nalaza tany amin'ny firaisana Sovietika teo aloha ny fifidianana Carousel. |
8 | It involves groups of voters being bussed from one polling station to another to cast multiple votes (taken from Kloop.kg). | Izay ahitàna andianà mpifidy maro taterina amin'ny fiarabe avy aminà trano fifidianana iray ho any amin'ny iray hafa (nalaina avy tao amin'ny Kloop.kg). |
9 | For her part, Azhibaeva, whose party is headed by former Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov (featured in Global Voices reports here and here) has claimed [ru] in a subsequent interview that the video tape was designed to discredit Respublika, and that the country's secret police, under the control of President Almasbek Atambayev, had intimidated her into doing it. | Ho an' i Azhibaeva manokana, izay ny Praiministra teo aloha Omurbek Babanovno filohan'ny antokony (naseho tao amin'ny tatitry ny Global Voices tetsy sy teroa), izy dia nanambara [ru] taminà fanadihadiana iray fa ilay lahatsary iny dia natao ho fanaratsiana ny Respublika, ary ny polisy miafin'ny firenena, teo ambany fifehezan'ny filoha Almasbek Atambayev,dia nampihorohoro azy tamin'ny fanaovana izany. |
10 | In the video itself, Azhibaeva is filmed saying [ru]: | Ao anatin'ilay lahatsary ihany, Azhibaeva dia hita nilaza hoe[ru] : |
11 | Now first of all it is necessary for you to be mentally prepared for this. | Ankehitriny , voalohany indrindra aloha, mila miomana ara-tsaina tsara ianareo amin'izany. |
12 | We tried to work honestly up until five o'clock, but the situation is already getting out of control -the polling stations are closing at 7, and we are going to send our people in. | Niezaka niasa tamim-pahamendrehana izahay hatramin'ny dimy ora, kanefa efa tsy voafehy intsony ny zava-nisy - ary mihidy amin'ny 7 ora ny biraom-pifidianana, ary handefa ny olonay ho ao izahay. |
13 | The woman then tells [ru] the young people to prove that they can erase ink from their fingers and notifies them of the “friendly” official they should present themselves to at the polling station prior to casting multiple votes. | Avy eo ilay vehivavy milaza [ru] amin'ireo tanora hanaporofoana fa azon'izy ireo esorina ilay ranomainty amin'ny tànany sy mampahafantatra azy ireo ny manampahefana “akama” tokony hivantanan-dry zareo any amin'ny biraom-pifidianana alohan'ny hifidianana imbetsaka. |
14 | She also tells them the secret password to tell the official: | Ambarany azy ireo koa ny tenimiafina izay holazaina ny manampahefana: |
15 | What time do the polling stations close? | Amin'ny firy no mihidy ny braom-pifidianana ? |
16 | The video soon became popular among netizens, who incorporated the “What time do the polling stations close?” meme in a series of demotivator pictures: | Tsy ela ilay lahatsary dia nalaza be teny anivon'ireo mpisera anaty aterineto, izay nampiditra ilay hoe “Ambarany azy ireo koa ny tenimiafina izay holazaina ny manampahefana?” na dia ao anaty andian-tsary mahatsikaiky mahakivy aza : |
17 | In this demotivator, President Atambayev teases his younger rival, former PM Omurbek Babanov. | Tao anatin'io fanakiviana io, nananihany ny mpifaninana zandriny taminy ny filoha Atambayev, ilay Praiministra teo aloha Omurbek Babanov. |
18 | In a mix of Russian and Kyrgyz, Atambayev says “Ay! Little Omurbek!” to which Babanov replies: “What?” | Tamin'ny fiteny Rosiana sy Kyrgyz nifangaro, milaza i Atambayev hoe “Ay! Omurbek kely!” izay novalian'ny Babanov manao hoe : “Inona?” |
19 | Atambayev then moves in with the punchline: “What time do the polling stations close?” | Avy eo mikisaka mankeny amin'ny faritry ny fianjeràna i Atambayev: “Amin'ny firy no mihidy ny biraom-pifidianana?” |
20 | If found guilty Azhibaeva could face [ru] up to seven years of imprisonment, although Pamir Asanov, the country's Deputy Police Chief, reminded [ru] people that the video clip did not reveal carousel voting itself, just an apparent preparation for it. | Raha voaporofo fa meloka i Azhibaeva dia mety hiatrika [ru] fito taona an-tranomaizina, na i Pamir Asanov koa aza, ny Filoha lefitry ny Polisy ao an-toerana, dia nampahatsiahy[ru] ny mponina fa tsy mampibaribary ny fisiana halatra fifidianana imbetsaka mihitsy ilay lahatsary, fa tahaka ny fanomanana fotsiny ihany. |
21 | At any rate, the incident once more showcased the wry sense of humour of Kyrgyz netizens and the tendency to view everything related to political life in the country with healthy cynicism. | N'inona n'inona, ilay raharaha dia nampiseho ny endrika feno fanesoana avy amin'ireo Kyrgyz mpisera anaty aterineto sy ny fironana hijery ny zava-drehetra mifandray amin'ny resaka politika ao amin'ny firenena miaraka amin'ny eso mihaja. |
22 | Among a host of comments congratulating the person who filmed the video (whether a KGB agent or just an ordinary citizen faking fake voting) Doto's observation stood out [ru] as the embodiment of this cynicism: | Anatin'ireo fanehoan-kevitra maro niarahaba ilay olona nandrakitra ilay lahatsary (na io mpiasa ao amin'ny KGB , na koa olon-tsotra ninia nisandoka nanao fifidianana hosoka) nitombina[ru] ho toy ny fanehoana io fanesoana ho hita vatana ny fijerin'ny Doto : |
23 | Naturally it was the youth wing of Respublika that messed up - experience counts for everything in this game…..)) | Mazava ho azy fa ny sampana tanora ao amin'ny Respublika no nikorontana- miditra anaty kajikajy amin'ny zava-drehetra amin'io lalao io ny traikefa…..)) |
24 | Another MP, Shirin Aitmatova, suspected [ru] that rumours the video was made on the orders of the ruling party may have something to it: | Mpikambana iray hafa ao amin'ny Parlemanta, Shirin Aitmatova, no nihahiahy [ru] hoe misy tsaho milaza fa baiko avy amin'ny antokon'ny mpitondra no namokarana ilay lahatsary ary mety tafiditra amin'io ny antokon'ny mpitondra : |
25 | I am not sure whether this is true or not, it should be examined. | Tsy azoko antoka hoe marina io na diso, fa tokony ho halalinina aloha. |
26 | But, if it's true and the video was ordered and made by the representatives of intelligence agencies, then we are truly going back to the [former President] Bakiyev era, when intelligence agencies executed the orders of those in power instead of carrying out their functional duties. | Kanefa raha toa ka no nanatontosàna ilay lahatsary, dia tena miverina tanteraka tamin'ny andron'ny Bakiyev [Filoha teo aloha] isika, fony ny samapam-pitsikilovana nanaraka ny baikon'ireo teo amin'ny fitondrana, raha toa ka tokony hanatanteraka hatrany ny andraktr'izy ireo. |
27 | As the vote in Bishkek finished, it became clear that it was President Atambayev's Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan that had won a clear victory, with almost twice as many votes as Respublika, the second placed party. | Raha iny vita iny ny fifidianana tao Bishkek, dia niha nazava fainy filoha Atambayev avy amin'ny antoko Sosialy Demokratika avy ao Kyrgyzstan no hita mazava fa nibata ny fandresena,tamin'ny isam-bato efa ho avo roa heny mitaha amin'ny an'ny Respublika, ilay antoko nahazo ny laharana faharoa. |
28 | Tensions over the vote threatened [ru] the collapse of the parliamentary ruling coalition, a fairly regular occurrence in Kyrgyzstan's young parliamentary democracy. | Ny fifandroritana momba ilay fifidianana dia atahorana [ru] hampirodana ny vovonana fiaraha-mitantana ny Parlemanta, tarehin-javatra efa zary mahazatra ao anatin'ny domaokrasia parlemantera mbola tanora ao Kyrgyzstan. |
29 | (Global Voices has covered the politics of coalition-building/breaking in Kyrgyzstan here, here and here) | (Global Voices dia nandrakotra ny politikan'ny fanorenana/faharavàn'ny fiaraha-miasa tao Kyrgyzstan eto, eto ary eto) |
30 | N.B Campaigns for the municipal elections proved a topic that was of much interest to Kyrgyzstani bloggers. | N.B Hita fa tena nahasarika ny bilaogera ao Kyrgyzstan tokoa ny fampielezan-kevitra ho an'ny fifidianana monisipaly tao Kyrgyzstan. |
31 | In this blog Ilya Lukash complains [ru] about one party's attempt to forward a candidate with acknowledged criminal ties to the southern city council of Jalalabad. | Ao amin'io bilaogy io Ilya Lukash dia mitaraina [ru] momba ny ezaky ny antoko iray hametraka mpirotsaka iray efa fantatra fa voarohirohy aminà heloka be vava tany taloha ho amin'ny toeran'ny mpanolotsainy ao an-tananan'i Jalalabad. |
32 | As part of Kloop's news coverage of the campaigns, Russian PR specialists dissected [ru] the advertising strategies of the various competing parties. | Tafiditra ho amoahany amin'ny fandrakofam-baovaon'ny Kloop mikasika ireo fampielezan-kevitra, norasarasain'ireo [ru] Rosiana manampahaizana manokana amin'ny fifandraisan'ny samy olona ny ireo paikady maha-valalanin'ireo antoko samihafa nifaninana. |
33 | The PR specialists didn't pull any punches…. | Tsy nisy namelàan'ireo manampahaizana manokana momba ny fifandraisan'ny samy olona ireo na iza na iza…. |