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Scottish Greens candidate from Borgue claims 'electoral deceit' cost her a seat
Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Borgue has been denied a homegrown MSP by the narrowest of margins amid claims of “blatant electoral deceit”.Laura Moodie looked certain to be elected to Holyrood as lead Scottish Greens list candidate for the south of Scotland region.But another party with a similar name and logo – Independent Green Voice (IGV) – was also competing for votes.The Green Party polled 18,964 votes across the south, just 114 short of claiming the final regional seat.IGV, despite no visible campaign or presence, received 1,690 votes – prompting suspicions that some were intended for Ms Moodie.She said: “Anecdotally, I have heard that a number of people did give their
