Stefan Keuter

Versions of names: Штефан Койтер
Germany

Stefan Keuter is a German politician, a member of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) / Alternative for Germany since 2013 and a member of the German Bundestag since 2017. During his 2021-2025 mandate in the Bundestag, he is a member of the Foreign Committee and a substitute member for the Economic Cooperation and Development Committee, among others.

He illegally visited Crimea to take part in the Yalta International Economic Forum in 2018. In 2019 Keuter observed the first round of the presidential elections in Russia-occupied Abkhazia. Since 2019, Keuter has also been cooperating with AFRIC, a Russian network of agents of influence created by political consultants working for Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a Russian businessman close to Vladimir Putin.

Corresponding elections

Presidential Election Unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia 2019
illegitimate
The so-called Republic of Abkhazia, located within the internationally recognised borders of Georgia, held “presidential elections” on 25 August and 8 September 2019. The overwhelming majority of the world’s nations does not recognise the sovereignty of the Republic of Abkhazia, while international institutions such as the OSCE ODIHR considered “elections” there as illegitimate and did not send international election observers there.
Plebiscite Election Russia 2020
legitimate
In order to have a possibility to stay in power until 2036, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided, in January 2020, to change the Constitution of the Russian Federation and legitimise its change through the “all-Russian voting”.
Parliamentary Election Russia 2021
legitimate
The 8th parliamentary election in Russia was held from 17 to 19 September 2021. With the exception of the election in Russia-annexed Crimea, this election is considered legitimate. The election held in Crimea is internationally considered to be an illegitimate election, see more on this on the election page 2021 Russian parliamentary election in annexed Crimea. Opposition candidates and independent observation of the election were prohibited and experts called this the dirtiest election in Russia's history.

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