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Inside the voting booth, the voter takes a picture of the ballot paper with a mobile phone, leaves the station, shows the photo to the agent - and picks up the money. (Photo: European Commission)

Threat of voter fraud haunts EU vote in Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia

A sharp insight into the abuse of European democracy was revealed in the recent trial of Croatia's ex-Prime Minister Ivo Sanader.

The ex-leader of the now-opposition Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was sentenced in March to nine years in prison for extorting around €9 million from public companies and institutions to use for slush funds and personal acquisitions.\n \nDuring the trial, former HDZ treasurer Mladen Barisic detailed Sanader's corrupt mentality as revealed in 2009 during a m...

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Inside the voting booth, the voter takes a picture of the ballot paper with a mobile phone, leaves the station, shows the photo to the agent - and picks up the money. (Photo: European Commission)

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