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Moldova readies for two crucial votes as war rages in neighboring Ukraine
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Moldova is set to hold a presidential election and a referendum on European Union (EU) accession on Sunday. The presidential election will determine whether pro-western candidate Maia Sandu secures a second term, while the referendum will ask voters whether to enshrine EU accession as a strategic objective in the constitution. The country has historically balanced between pro-western and pro-Russian leanings, with Russia allegedly attempting to influence voters to reject the EU. The referendum will require a "yes" vote to rewrite the constitution and solidify EU accession as an "irreversible" goal.
Moldova faces massive direct attempts from Russia to destabilize the country, as well as challenges arising from Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
We're talking about a foreign country sending money in an attempt to influence the election.
Our fate is decided on Sunday. Everyone's vote matters, no matter where we are.
It also reflects the total laziness and cynicism of the Russian leadership, who have just given up on any soft power techniques and resorted to the crude buying of votes.
Our country is at a crossroads... A group of thieves are trying to deceive people, promise them money, give them false information.
The level of Russian interference in Moldova is highly exaggerated.
The results of the referendum will just show already existing divisions that are already known.
The politicians who have the strongest argument are politicians who can provide real financial support to Moldova. Sandu's policy is very efficient because she brought a lot of money to Moldova – a lot of financial, political, security support.
Sandu's position is the strongest one, because her policy shows that she can get support from the West.
We do not interfere in other countries' internal affairs.
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sources
- 1.The Guardian
- 2.Al Jazeera
- 3.DW News
- 4.BBC
- 5.Le Monde
- 6.France 24
- 7.CNN
- 8.South China Morning Post
- 9.The New York Times
- 10.Agence France-Presse
- 11.CBS News
- 12.Guardian
perspectives
- 1.Russian Foreign Policy
- 2.Election
- 3.European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen
- 4.Electoral Fraud
- 5.Enlargement of the European Union
- 6.Moldova under Maia Sandu
countries
- 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2.Canada
- 3.Estonia
- 4.United Kingdom
- 5.Lithuania
- 6.Latvia
- 7.Moldova, Republic of
- 8.Romania
- 9.Serbia
- 10.Russian Federation
- 11.Ukraine
organizations
- 1.European Union
- 2.Kremlin
- 3.Party of Action and Solidarity
- 4.World Bank
- 5.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
- 6.Gazprom
- 7.Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova
- 8.Telegram
- 9.European Commission
- 10.PSB
- 11.WatchDog
- 12.Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
persons
- 1.Maia Sandu
- 2.Alexandr Stoianoglo
- 3.Ilan Shor
- 4.Viorel Cernauteanu
- 5.Dorin Recean
- 6.Renato Usatii
- 7.Anastasia Pociumban
- 8.Andrew Higgins
- 9.Armand Gosu
- 10.Dmitry Peskov
- 11.Evgenia Gutu
- 12.Josep Borrell
