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The Graphic Truth: How Europe sees the US election

The Graphic Truth: How Europe sees the US election

The US presidential election, with all its surprises and absurdities, is being closely watched all around the world. But in Europe, home to some of Washington's longest-standing allies, a recent poll shows that people are interested not only in the outcome of the election, but in the conduct of the vote itself. As Europeans watch the current (mostly partisan) debate in the US over voter access, most seem to have strong doubts that the election will be "free and fair." Here is a more detailed look at what European populations think of the current state of play in the US election, and their relations with Washington more broadly.

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