Something that happened or was uncovered recently anywhere in the world. It doesn't have to have global implications. Just has to be informative in some way.
Title format
Post title should mirror the news source title.
URL format
Post URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting.
[Opinion] prefix
Opinion (op-ed) articles must use [Opinion] prefix before the title.
1. English only
Title and associated content has to be in English.
2. No social media posts
Avoid all social media posts. Try searching for a source that has a written article or transcription on the subject.
3. Respectful communication
All communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences.
4. Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
5. Ad hominem attacks
Any kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
6. Off-topic tangents
Stay on topic. Keep it relevant.
7. Instance rules may apply
If something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced.
Icon attribution | Banner attribution
I'm out of the loop. Why were their elections controversial and why does she believe she's the only legitimate president? Was it because of Russian interference?
Yes, and fraud. Also, the new president ran on continuing EU accession talks and has turned about and suspended them before day one.
the party that won doesnt want georgia to (try to) join nato. that's enough to make them illegitimate nowadays.
All the other parties boycotted the election, so this guy won by default. I don't know why they were boycotting it, but having only one person on the ballot doesn't seem like a free and fair election by any measure.
Empire regularly installs all kinds of "legitimate presidents" around the globe. Ultimately it only matters who's controlling the guns.
The Rest is Politics(supportingcast.fm) latest episode is a live interview with Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia. Its a great explainer for lay people like me, and a call to action for European leaders and those with levers of power they may be able to pull.