Europe Moldova's security advisor accuses Moscow of election interference
In the Republic of Moldova, the national security adviser to the pro-Western head of state Maia Sandu has accused Russia of massive interference in the current run-off election for the presidency. The election interference poses a great risk of distorting the result, Stanislav Secrieru announced on the X platform. The authorities are alarmed. In the Transnistria region, which has broken away from Moldova and where Russian troops are stationed, there are organized voter transports to the polls; this is illegal, he said.
03.11.2024, 17:05
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The confidant of incumbent Sandu, who is hoping for a victory in the run-off election and a second term in office, also published reports of organized transports from Russia on buses and charter flights that flew voters to the Azerbaijani capital Baku, the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul and the Belarusian capital Minsk.
Chisinau: Illegal voter transportation
Secrieru also published a video circulating on social networks showing people allegedly holding up their Moldovan passports on an airplane on their way to Minsk. There had previously been complaints that only two polling stations were open in Moscow for Moldovans living in Russia to vote. The flight was clear evidence of a broadly organized voter transport, said Secrieru.
The people in the impoverished agricultural country, which is a candidate for EU accession, are deciding between Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo in the election. The 57-year-old is running for the Socialist Party of the pro-Moscow ex-president Igor Dodon. The outcome of the election is considered open.
