Elections in Moldova: Democracy under pressure - threats to murder against voters!
Elections in Moldova: Democracy under pressure - threats to murder against voters!
In the ex-Soviet Republic of Moldova, the decisive presidential prison elections started on Sunday, in which around 3.3 million voters can decide on the future of their country. The incumbent Maia Sandu competes against the pro -Russian candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo. Sandu, who received 42 percent of the vote in the first round of elections, could be scarce. The surveys indicate that the support of the Moldova living abroad will be decisive, since according to forecasts, as the will report.
The polling stations are open to voters from 07:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. In the past few days there have been alarming reports about impending violence and intimidation. The Moldovian Prime Minister Dorin Recean referred to murder threats against voters who refused to vote for Stoianoglo. These aggressive tactics seem to be part of a larger interference in the election process that comes from Kremlin supporters, as the head of the election observation mission, Petra Bayr from the SPÖ, found. According to her, evidence of the purchase of 300,000 votes was raised, which indicates massive attempts at manipulation.
election observation mission and events
In parallel to the elections, an important press conference will also take place at the international level. Petra Bayr heads an election observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and will present the results of this mission in Kosovo on February 10, 2025. This is done as part of its program tour, which also includes events in the European Parliament and the United Nations, as reported by theThe outcome of the election could not only influence the fate of the Moldova, but also the geopolitical tensions in the region, especially in the context of the continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The situation in Moldova remains tense and underlines the need for a stable and democratic government in the country that is located on the threshold of the European Union.
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