TIL The United States was responsible for the majority of documented electoral interventions

I was feeling an itch to quantify this list and look at the impact of recent elections as well. Here’s the tallies as I found them from the source-

USA- 58 interventions, 3 since 2000

Soviet Union/Russia- 38 interventions, 9 since 2000

China- 20 interventions, 18 since 2000

Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000

Iran- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000

Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000

India- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000

France- 3 interventions, 2 since 2000

There’s a smattering of others with 1-3 interventions but these were the main ones.

The US' glory days are clearly in the past 😔
- I’m happy to see most of the hypocrisy limited to the Cold War. Well, that we know of, at least.
- the US switched to sanctions and is now sanctioning like 30% of the world. For instance, afaik, the trump sanctions on venezuela started the current uptick of venezuelan refugees
- Kids these days don't even know how to rig an election. What are they even teaching in schools.
The Vatican City having one was a highlight for me
- The Vatican, another theocratic state instantiated by far right extremists. The Vatican as a modern nation state was formalized by Mussolini.
Saudi Arabia- 4 interventions, 3 since 2000

This feels like an undercount.

Israel- 3 interventions, all post-2000

This feels like an enormous undercount.
aww France why
- They’re not the greatest to their former colonies. Gave Russia the opening in West Africa imo

Remember, these are just the ones known publicly. There's most likely been a lot that aren't known publicly done by countries other than America

Russian disinformation campaigns are basically everywhere in Western democracies at this point, they're just hard to measure and to formally pin on the Kremlin directly.
- And you think American campaigns are not? Any big power is doing it.

This list is very incomplete. I'm noticing American coups in at least Pakistan with Imran Khan and 2020 Venezuela are missing. Also Afghanistan doesn't exist on that list?

Cool, you should add those in and find some sources. It's Wikipedia
There was no coup in Venezuela in 2020.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gideon_(2020)
  
  Operation Gideon (Spanish: Operación Gedeón) was an unsuccessful attempt by the Active Coalition of the Venezuelan International Reserve, Venezuelan dissidents, and a private security firm, Jordan Goudreau's Silvercorp USA, to infiltrate Venezuela by sea and remove Nicolás Maduro from power.
  
  The US administration of Donald Trump pressured for the exit of Maduro,[18] charged him with narcoterrorism, and put a US$15 million reward for information leading to his capture and arrest. [19][20] Yet throughout 2019, the Maduro administration maintained control of Venezuela's military agencies and key governmental institutions.[21] Maduro enjoyed the support of the higher ranks of the military, but less so among the middle and lower ranks.[14][15]

While responsible for more than any other country, they are not listed as responsible for a majority on that page. 57 out of 125.

Yes, the US bit off more world policing than they could chew

Our greatest export: PODTOP

Peaceful Orderly Democratic Transition of Power

God bless America
- OR ELSE

I think it's unfair to the hard working people of the Kremlin to exclude any election featuring Geert Wilders, Nigel Farage, or Marine Le Pen from this list.

Feel free to add it to the list. It's Wikipedia.

It's funny how Israel is routinely interfering in US elections, considering that they're just a well trained US overseas territory according to folks over at the .ml instances.

The most ethical instance in the world.
Liberal tries to strawman. ml but fails horribly.
- The location of the period leaves me with no clue what you're sayjng
What is this even supposed to mean lmao

Like, what even is the jab here? You people need to try harder than that, I know it’s difficult when logic is not on your side but I believe in you, honey!

Also also USA is the country who's elections are most intervened in - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_electoral_interventions#United_States

No interventions in any of China's elections for some reason.

Sorry, op. I'm locking this post because the discussions are getting out of hand.

Always projection when the US shouts about others doing the same.

I mean, others are doing the same. We know because it makes it harder for us to meddle in foreign elections. And of course Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, they're going to interfere with our elections as much as they can. President Trump was very good for them, and his voters are easily swayed.
- "Everything that I don't like is because of foreign intervention."
  
  Your country is racist, elected a racist. Take some time to self reflect on your history and own up your faults. Civil rights movement was 40 years ago, and it was very unpopular because you're mostly racist. It didn't change, it was just ready to erupt again, because your country is inherently racist.
  
  Using "other countries do it too so we do it on a larger scale to more countries" is only defensible for wanks when you're caught doing shady shit time and again.
  
  you wanks have been using the same argument with supplying the genocide.
  
  "iF wE diDnT, oTheRs wILl dO iT, sO iTs fiNe"
  
  Have some humility and empathy for one fucking moment of your life, miserable cunts.
- It is a matter of scale, the US does it to grow and maintain hegemonic power and others react in kind.