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1 | Why Vote-Rigging in Ukraine's Elections Shouldn't Go Unpunished | Nahoana No Tsy Tokony Avela Tsy Hisazy Ny Hala-bato Ao Okraina |
2 | This post is part of our International Relations & Security coverage. | Ity lahatsoratra ity dia ampahany amin'ny tatitray manokana momba ny Fifandraisana Iraisampirenena & Fandriampahalemana. |
3 | Opposition activists and supporters rally outside the Central Election Commission in Kyiv. | Mpikatrka mafàna fo avy amin'ny mpanohitra sy ireo mpanohana azy nifamory teo ivelan'ny Kaomisiona Foiben'ny fifidianana tao Kiev. |
4 | Photo by ukrafoto ukrainian news, copyright © Demotix (5/11/12). | Saryavy amin'ny ukrafoto ukrainian news, fizakà-manana© Demotix (5/11/12) |
5 | The October 28, 2012 parliamentary elections in Ukraine are likely to be best-remembered for widespread protest voting, seemingly endless vote counts in disputed voting districts, allegations of vote-rigging and a rather lackluster public protest in Kyiv. | Ny fifidianana parlemantera natao ny 28 Oktobra 2012 tao Okraina no toa hotsaroana tsara tsy isalasalàna ho fifidianana fanoherana niely patrana indrindra, fanisàm-bato toy ny tsy hitsahatra tany amin'ireo distrika tena niadiana fatratra, fiahiahiana hala-bato ary hatraminà hetsi-bahoaka motramotraka tao Kiev. |
6 | However, an abundance of citizen media reports, live online broadcasts and other monitoring initiatives is what makes this election - not to mention violations that occurred before, during and after the vote - memorable. | Kanefa, betsaka tatitra avy amin'ireo median'olon-tsotra, fampitàna mivantana tety anaty aterineto ary hetsika hafa ho fanarahamaso no nahatonga ity fifidianana ity - raha tsy hitanisa ireo fandikàn-dalàna nitranga tany aloha, nandritra sy taorian'ny fifidianana - ho fitadidy. |
7 | As Ukrainska Pravda journalist Kateryna Avramchuk commented [uk] via Twitter on the situation at one of the contested voting districts: | Araka izay nanamarihan'[uk] ilay mpanao gazety Kateryna Avramchuk avy amin'ny Ukrainska Pravda tao amin'ny Twitter ny teo-javatra nisy tao amin'ny distrika iray izay nifamaliana mafy tokoa resaka vaton-pifidianana : |
8 | @avramchuk_katya: There's a live broadcast of our votes being stolen […] And you expect people not to be apolitical after that? | @avramchuk_katya: Misy ny fampitàna mivantana ny mikasika ny fangalàrana ny vatontsika […] Dia ny andrasanareo dia hoe mba tsy ho leo politika ny olona aorian'izany ve? |
9 | Protesters in Kyiv during the Orange Revolution of 2004. | Mpanao hetsi-panoherana ao Kiev nadritra ny Revolisiona Orange tamin'ny 2004. |
10 | Photo by Veronica Khokhlova. | Sary avy amin'i Veronica Khokhlova |
11 | Eight years ago, electoral fraud during the 2004 presidential vote sparked the protests that came to be known as the Orange Revolution. | Valotaona lasa izay, niteraka hetsi-panoherana izay nanjary fantatra tsara amin'ny hoe Revolisiona Orange ny halatra nandritra ny fifidianana izay ho filoham-pirenena natao tamin'ny 2004. |
12 | The opposition won back then, but later failed to properly investigate the numerous violations and to prosecute those responsible. | Azon'ny mpanohitra avy eo ny fandresena, saingy taoriana kely dia tsy mba nanadihady akory mikasika ireo fandikàn-dalàna marobe sy nanenjika ireo tomponandraikitra. |
13 | Some of the accused even ended up receiving state awards. | Ho an'ny sasany tamin'ireo voampanga aza dia mbola niafara tamin'ny fandraisany mari-pankasitrahana avy amin'ny fanjakana. |
14 | This, alongside the constant infighting, eventually eroded much of the public support that the victorious “Orange” team used to enjoy. | Io, ankoatry ny fifandirana anatiny tsy mitsahatra, no mety nampihena betsaka ny fanohanana nasehon'ny vahoaka ny ekipa “Orange”. |
15 | The attitude of many Ukrainian voters today is reflected well enough in this Facebook comment [uk]: | Ny fihetsiky ny Okrainiana mpifidy marobe androany dia azo tarafina tsara mihitsy ao anatin'ity fanehoankevitra tamin'ny Facebook ity [uk]: |
16 | …People say they don't want to [join street protests] because they have already given their votes - and now let [the opposition politicians] fight with the regime for their [parliament seats] on their own… | …Niteny ny olona fa tsy te-[hanatevin-daharana hetsika an-dalambe intsony] satria efa nandrotsaka ny vatony izy ireo - ary ankehitriny dia hamela irery [ny mpanao politika mpanohitra] hiady amin'ny fitondràna izay ho [seza parlemantera] ho azy…. |
17 | The current post-election situation stems from impunity and systematic corruption prevalent in Ukraine. | Ny zava-misy ankehitriny taorian'ny fifidianana dia vokatry ny tsimatimanota sy ny kolikoly tandra vadin-koditra ao Okraina. |
18 | But it also offers the opposition yet another chance to make up for its past mistakes. | Fa manome ihany koa ny mpanohitra vintana iray io mba hanonerana ny hadisoany tany aloha. |
19 | Politicians and citizens may disagree on the best strategy for re-establishing the true will of voters in these circumstances (a complete or partial re-vote, or just a re-count of the votes in contested districts). | Mety tsy hiombon-kevitra mikasika izay tetikady lafatra hamerenana ny fahamarinana marina takian'ny mpifidy amin'ny vanim-potoana toy izao ireo mpanao politika sy ny olom-pirenena tsotra ( fifidianana manontolo, na ampahany, na famerenana ny fanisàm-bato any amin'ireo distrika nifanjevoana). |
20 | Most, however, agree that the opposition has to stick together this time, taking legal action against the perpetrators of electoral fraud, and seeing it through - instead of just talking about the necessity to do so. | Ny betsaka, na izany aza, dia manaiky fa tokony hiray hina ny mpanohitra amin'ity indray mitoraka ity, nanao hetsika mifanaraka amin'ny lalàna hanenjika ireo nanao fandikàn-dalàna tamin'ny fifidianana, ary tsy hiraviravy tànana - fa tsy fotsiny hiresaka mikasika ny tokony hanaovana izany. |
21 | Olga Ajvazovska, coordinator of electoral programs at Civil Network OPORA, argued [uk] against re-voting in the contested districts: | Olga Ajvazovska, mpandrindra ny fandaharanasan.pifidianana ao amin'ny Tambajotra Sivily OPORA, dia nanamafy [uk] fa manohitra ny famerenana ny fifidianana any amin'ireo fari-piadidiana nisian'ny fanoherana valim-pifidianana: |
22 | […] If this week the world has seen [riot police] “counting” the votes and candidates kidnapping heads of [district election commissions] with their [official] stamps, then in 60 days [in time for a partial re-vote] we may witness some shooting. | […] Raha tamin'ity herinandro ity izao tontolo izao nahita [polisy mpandrava korontana] “nanisa” vatom-pifidianana sy mpirotsaka hofidiana naka an-keriny lehibenà [kaomisionam-pifidianana any amin'ny distrika] miaraka min'ny fitomboka [ofisialy], avy eo afaka andro aty aoriana [ao anatin'ny fotoana tokony hanaovana ny famerenana fifidianana] mety ho vavolombelona hanatrimaso fifampitifirana isika. |
23 | […] Is there really anyone who thinks that a new campaign will secure a victory for those who have already won in these districts? | […] Tena misy olona ve mihevitra fa ny fampielezan-kevitra iray vaovao dia afaka hiantoka fandresena o an'ireo izay efa nandresysahady tany amin'ireny distrika ireny? |
24 | […] The winners have lost [due to fraud], and the losers will win [in case of a re-vote]. | […] Resy [noho ny halatra] ireo mpandresy, ary ireo resy no handresy [raha misy ny famerenana fifidianana]. |
25 | If no one goes to jail for falsifications, then the fate of this campaign has already been decided. | Raha tsy misy iray alefa any am-ponja noho ny fanaovana hosoka, dia efa fantatra mialoha sahady ny vokatr'io fampielezan-kevitra io….. |
26 | Mykola Kniazhytsky, general director of the TVi channel and an oppositional candidate in this election, agreed [uk] with Ajvazovska: | Mykola Kniazhytsky, tale jeneralin'ny fantsom-pahitalavitra TVi sady mpirotsaka avy amin'ny lafy mpanohitra tamin'ity fifidianana ity, dia niombon-kevitra tamin'i [uk] Ajvazovska : |
27 | […] The people have won honestly. | […] Azon'ny vahoaka ny fahamendrehana. |
28 | If we decide to schedule a re-vote, it should happen only after criminal charges are filed against the falsifiers. | Raha toa isika hanapa-kevitra hamerina fifidianana, dia tokony ho aorian'ny fampidirana fanenjehana araka ny lalàna atao an'ireo izay nanao hosoka izany vao atao. |
29 | Otherwise, we'll be exonerating and encouraging them. | Raha tsy izany, dia manadio azy ireny sy mandrisika azy hanohy isika |
30 | Andriy Parubiy, another opposition candidate, favored a re-count [uk] over a re-vote and suggested [uk] creating a public nationwide register of election fraudsters, “from [President Viktor Yanukovych] to heads of [local election commissions]” [uk]. | Andriy Parubiy, mpirotsaka iray hafa avy amin'ny mpanohitra, dia nankasitraka ny famerenana fanisàm-bato [uk] miohatra amin'ny famerenana fifidianana ary nanoso-kevitra [uk] hananganana fitànana an-tsoratra manerana ny firenena, ho an'ny daholobe, hiraketana ireo hosoka ara-pifidianana ” avy amin'ny [Filoha Viktor Yanukovych] hatrany amin'ireo lehibe mpitarika [ny kaomisionam-pifidianana isam-paritra]” [uk] |
31 | It remains to be seen, however, whether any of those responsible for the current crisis will ever be brought to justice. | Ny sisa andrasana ho hita, anefa, dia raha hisy amin'ireo tomponandraikitry ny krizy amin'izao fotoana ireo ho toriana sy ho tonga eny anoloan'ny fitsarana. |
32 | This post and its translations to Spanish, Arabic and French were commissioned by the International Security Network (ISN) as part of a partnership to seek out citizen voices on international relations and security issues worldwide. | Ity lahatsoratra (teny anglisy) ity sy ny dikanteniny amin'ny teny Espaniola, Arabo, Frantsay dia notohanan'ny International Security Network (ISN) ao anatin'ny fiaraha-miasa hikatsahana ny feon'ireo olon-tsotra momba ny olan'ny fifandraisana iraisam-pirenena sy ny fandriampahalemana manerantany. |
33 | This post was first published on the ISN blog, see similar stories here. | Lahatsoratra navoaka voalohany tao amin'ny bilaogin'ny ISN, jereo ato ny tantara mitovitovy amin'izy ity. |