In this episode, we’ll discuss the issues and results from the most recent election in Moldova.  On October 20th, Moldovans went to the polls to cast their ballots for president and for a referendum on joining the European Union (EU). The International Republican Institute (IRI) helped lead a short term election observation in Moldova and found that there was significant foreign interference, including vote-buying, propaganda, and cyberattacks to disrupt the election. However, over 1.5 million Moldovans voted.

To unpack all of this we are joined by former Congressman Peter Roskam, one of the leaders of IRI’s election observation mission in Moldova. Congressman Roskam has held a number of positions during his service in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019, including serving in the House Leadership as Chief Deputy Whip. He previously chaired the U.S. House Democracy Partnership, a bipartisan commission supporting emerging democracies abroad.

In this episode, we delve into the pivotal parliamentary elections in Georgia, held on October 26th, a critical moment for the nation’s future. The elections, however, were marred by systematic voter intimidation, legal irregularities, and widespread distrust in the Central Election Commission's impartiality.

We unpack these issues with insights from former Congressman John Shimkus and IRI President Dr. Daniel Twining, who were on the ground as election observers. Together, we explore what these developments mean for Georgia’s democratic future and the broader region.

In this episode of By the People, we’ll discuss many of the issues and results from the most recent "stolen" election in Venezuela. To help us understand what happened and how the opposition won, we’re joined by David Smolansky, a Visiting Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Senior Advisor on Foreign Policy and leads the Venezuelan diaspora movement for the prominent Venezuelan Presidential candidate, Maria Corina Machado.