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Moldova votes in presidential runoff election amid claims of Russian interference and foreign meddling

Moldova votes in presidential runoff election amid claims of Russian interference and foreign meddling

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The articles report on the presidential election in Moldova, a small nation in south-eastern Europe, which is seen as a choice between a European future and a return to Russian influence. The election is between President Maia Sandu, a pro-European candidate, and Alexandr Stoianoglo, a Russia-friendly candidate backed by the Socialist Party.

Dorin Recean
Independent
1. These acts of intimidation have only one purpose: to create panic and fear.
Maia Sandu
Independent
1. Let's remain mobilised so that the honest votes determine the outcome of these elections and not the bought ones.
2. Moldova has faced an unprecedented assault on our country's freedom and democracy, both today and in recent months.
Alexandr Stoianoglo
Independent
1. The level of Russian interference in Moldova is highly exaggerated.
2. I will truly be a president of all and will never divide people and society.
Olga Roşca
Independent
1. Moldova has had a monumental task before it – just two weeks to stop a sprawling Kremlin-backed vote-buying scheme that proved effective in the twin vote on 20 October.
2. Protecting the integrity of tomorrow's runoff has required urgent, decisive action. Authorities, working around the clock, have been executing a twofold strategy: dismantling the network and deterring would-be participants.
3. Every available resource has been mobilized—from law enforcement to public service announcements in trolleybuses and supermarkets.
Dmitry Peskov
Kremlin
1. We resolutely reject any accusations that we are somehow interfering in this. We are not doing this.
Andrei Curararu
WatchDog
1. Many people fear war and see a candidate who would have a good relationship with Moscow as a guarantee that we will not be attacked as well.