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reedom Party of Austria parties supported Russian interests on a select group of issues. The most reliable pro-Russian party was Dutch politician Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom, followed by France's National Front, Italy's Northern League, the Swedish Democrats, and UKIP.I0 Putin and other Kremlin offici
's wife as "first vice president." Modern authoritarian systems are employing these blunter methods in a context of increased economic fragility. Venezuela is already in the process of political and economic disintegra- tion. Other states that rely on energy exports have also experienced setbacks due t
cessful attempt to fix Europe's democratic deficit, is both ignored and despised. The EU has become a breeding ground for populist parties, such as Geert Wilders's Party for Freedom in the Netherlands and Marine Le Pen's National Front in France, which claim to defend ordinary people against an arrogant and in
ia, muzzling the press and imprisoning his opponents, while preserving the show—everyone can vote, so long as Mr Putin wins. Autocratic leaders in Venezuela, Ukraine, Argentina and elsewhere have followed suit, perpetuating a perverted simulacrum of democracy rather than doing away with it altogether, a
have lost their spouses or partners while serving in Congress." -- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was photographed smiling with far-right politician Geert Wilders, a controversial Dutch parliamentary with anti-Islam and anti- immigrant views. Paul Kane reports: "Graham and Wilders, leader of the Party of Freed
uld nearly triple this year alone, to around 80,000. The surge of asylum seekers in the hemisphere stems from a cascade of crises: the implosion of Venezuela, a crackdown on dissidents by the authoritarian government of Nicaragua, and agricultural disasters and gang violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and
have lost their spouses or partners while serving in Congress." -- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was photographed smiling with far-right politician Geert VVilders, a controversial Dutch parliamentary with anti-Islam and anti-immigrant views. Paul Kane reports: "Graham and Wilders, leader of the Party of Free
ld nearly triple this year alone, to around 80,000. The surge of asylum seekers in the hemisphere stems from a cascade of crises: the implosion of Venezuela, a crackdown on dissidents by the authoritarian government of Nicaragua, and agricultural disasters and gang violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and
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large economic entities closely tied to the state. But there are also K Street representatives for Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ethiopia, Venezuela Hungary £ @ et 2 £ @ A) remy t and practically all of the authoritarian states in the Middle East. The toxic combination of unfair elections and
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019277 →Entities connected to both Geert Wilders and Venezuela

Jeffrey Epstein
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Donald Trump
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George W. Bush
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Prince Andrew
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Joe Biden
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Barack Obama
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Department of Justice
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Bill Clinton
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Marc Rich
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Bloomberg L.P.
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Julie K. Brown
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Houston
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Samantha Power
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Eric Trump
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Ghislaine Maxwell
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Michael Cohen
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Vladimir Putin
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