Don't 'Vote Red': Facebook 'Votes Wanted' Post Reported to Swedish Election Agency
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The Swedish police have long warned that criminal networks have also infiltrated legal institutions. Now, a suspected electoral fraud is shaking confidence in democracy.
Two suspected cases of vote-buying in Luleå and Piteå are being investigated, Piteå newspaper reports. This since voters on Facebook were offered 300 kronor to “vote right for Sweden”.
The police have launched a preliminary investigation after an advertisement offering money for a vote was published in buy and sell groups on social media in Piteå and Luleå. – The criminal classification has an improper effect on voting, says Maria Fredriksson, press spokesperson for the Police Region North.
The post has been spread in buy and sell groups on Facebook with the subtitle “Votes are bought,” writes the newspaper Piteåtidningen. No party is mentioned in the post, but it contains a call not to vote red, and the image used as an illustration is clearly linked to the Sweden Democrats’ election campaign. The elections in Sweden were held on September 13. […]
Two cases of possible vote-buying are being investigated in the Swedish cities of Luleå and Piteå.
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