Originally Posted by
Victor Plotkin
My concern is that if Vadim wins this election, the CFC's support for every decision made by Dvorkovich will be guaranteed, and we will lose our independence; we are already heading in this direction. Vlad Drkulec has provided several non-Canadian endorsements for Vadim, which I think are not only completely irrelevant, but also counter-productive. Every independent country should reject foreign influences on any elections, including that of the CFC.
I agree, and also it's not like people all over the world are watching this forum to see what we are doing, which means he's asking for these endorsements. I don't like being told how to vote by other Canadians, and I certainly don't like being told how to vote by foreigners.
Christopher Mallon
FIDE Arbiter