The election has drawn its fair share of criticism with the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek saying before the poll that "these elections may go down in history as an attempt to consolidate authoritarian military rule in a civilian guise".
Eiropas Parlaments ir nosodījis nedemokrātisku vēlēšanu norisi: "Šīs vēlēšanas ieies vēsturē kā centiens nomaskēt militāru varu pilsoniskā veidolā," teica Parlamenta priekšsēdētājs Jeržijs Buzeks.