A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S ...

The order says the U.S. will only comment if “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest to do so.” ...

Under Secretary Rubio's directive, the U.S. State Department will focus on election outcomes over processes, requiring senior ...

The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there ...

The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there’s a clear and ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of ...

Marco Rubio has instructed U.S. diplomats not to comment on the legitimacy or fairness of foreign elections, breaking with decades of American diplomatic practice. The memo, sent to all Foreign ...

The Philippines’ parliamentary elections reflect yet another vote between dynastic political families, but the outcome still has implications for Manila’s foreign policy towards Washington and ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed US diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of elections conducted by foreign countries.

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