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Moldova: President Maia Sandu accuses ‘international forces’ of voter fraud

By Editorial Board Published October 21, 2024 4 Min Read
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Moldova: President Maia Sandu accuses ‘international forces’ of voter fraud

Moldova’s president has accused “criminal groups” of undermining a referendum on European Union membership.

The EU referendum requested voters to decide on whether or not to enshrine within the nation’s structure a path towards the EU.

After round 95% of votes had been counted, roughly 52% voted no, whereas 47% voted sure.

Nevertheless, ballots forged among the many nation’s giant ex-pat inhabitants are nonetheless being counted.

“Criminal groups, working together with foreign forces hostile to our national interests, have attacked our country with tens of millions of euros, lies and propaganda, using the most disgraceful means to keep our citizens and our nation trapped in uncertainty and instability,” mentioned president Maia Sandu.

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President Sandu casts her vote. Pic: AP

“We have clear evidence that these criminal groups aimed to buy 300,000 votes – a fraud of unprecedented scale.

“Their goal was to undermine a democratic course of.”

Polls by WatchDog, a Chisinau-based thinktank, present a transparent majority of greater than 50% assist the EU path.

Voters had been additionally collaborating within the first spherical of a presidential race.

If Ms Sandu fails to win an outright majority, a run-off can be held on 3 November which may pit her in opposition to Alexandr Stoianoglo, a Russia-friendly former prosecutor common who’s polling at round 10%.

The 2 ballots are being held amid ongoing claims by Moldovan authorities that Moscow has intensified an alleged “hybrid war” marketing campaign to destabilise the nation and derail its EU path.

The allegations embody funding pro-Moscow opposition teams, spreading disinformation, meddling in native elections, and backing a serious vote-buying scheme.

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Is Russia meddling in Moldova’s elections?

US nationwide safety spokesman John Kirby echoed these issues this week, saying in an announcement that “Russia is working actively to undermine Moldova’s election and its European integration”. Moscow has repeatedly denied it’s interfering in Moldova.

“In the last several months, Moscow has dedicated millions of dollars to influencing Moldova’s presidential election,” Mr Kirby mentioned.

In early October, Moldovan regulation enforcement mentioned it had uncovered an enormous vote-buying scheme orchestrated by Ilan Shor, an exiled pro-Russia oligarch who at the moment resides in Russia, which paid €15m (£12.5m) to 130,000 people to undermine the 2 ballots.

Mr Shor, who was sentenced in his absence final 12 months to fifteen years in jail for fraud and cash laundering within the case of $1bn (£766m) that went lacking from Moldovan banks in 2014, denied the allegations, saying “the payments are legal” and cited a proper to freedom of expression.

Moldova, a former Soviet republic with a inhabitants of about 2.5 million, utilized to hitch the EU within the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and was granted candidate standing that summer season, alongside Ukraine.

Brussels agreed in June to begin membership negotiations.

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