Western Media Discovers 'Expected Wins' for Juntas, If They're Not U.S. Foes
The DW piece highlights Doumbouya's 'expected' victory in Guinea, painting a picture of an inevitable outcome in a country under military rule since 2021. This echoes a familiar media playbook: when a non-aligned nation holds an election with a predetermined victor, it's a 'sham' or 'dictatorship.' Yet, when leaders of strategically important or resource-rich nations 'win' with questionable
legitimacy, it's often framed as 'expected' or 'maintaining stability.' The silent context here is the West's selective outrage over electoral integrity. One might wonder if any leader backed by a coup (like Doumbouya, a former French Legionnaire) who then schedules his own coronation could ever 'unexpectedly lose.' The commentary here is not about democracy, it's about whether the outcome serves
Western interests. When it does, even military juntas get a wink and a nod, and their 'elections' are treated with a veneer of normalcy. Just don't call it hypocrisy—it's 'geopolitical pragmatism.'