Moldovan government accuses Russia of 'massive interference' in presidential election

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Moldovan government accuses Russia of 'massive interference' in presidential election

时间：2024-11-04 04:00 来源：未知作者：admin 阅读：次

The pro-EU Moldovan official says a pro-Russia oligarch is paying people to vote against the country's incumbent president.

In short:

A national security advisor of Moldova's pro-Europe president, Maia Sandu, says the country is seeing "massive interference in our electoral process".

Ms Sandu has been seeking to bring Moldova, which borders Ukraine, closer to the European Union.

What's next?

The results from a presidential run-off poll held at the weekend will become clearer later today.

A national security advisor to Moldovan president Maia Sandu has accused Russia of "massive interference" in the country's presidential elections, as voters headed to the polls on Sunday.

Ms Sandu, who began talks with the European Union (EU) about joining the bloc this year, is facing off against Alexandr Stoianoglo, who is backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party.

The result is expected to be closely watched by the EU and Russia.

The future of Moldova, a poor agricultural nation of fewer than 3 million people, has been in the spotlight since Russia began its full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in 2022.

Moldova's incumbent president, Maia Sandu, wants to forge closer ties with the European Union.

"We're seeing massive interference by Russia in our electoral process," Ms Sandu's national security adviser Stanislav Secrieru wrote on X.

He described the interference as having a "high potential to distort the outcome".

There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which has denied past allegations of meddling.

Vote-buying and bussing allegations levelled at Moscow

After casting his ballot, Mr Stoianoglo on Sunday said he had voted for a Moldova that "isn't standing with its hand out, but develops in harmony based on relations with the West and East".

The Moldovan government had previously accused oligarch Ilan Shor of spending millions of dollars to pay constituents to vote against Ms Sandu, an allegation he denies.

Ms Sandu previously alleged that Mr Shor had attempted to buy 300,000 votes, representing 10 per cent of Moldova's population, during the first round of presidential elections on October 20.

After no presidential candidate received more than 50 per cent of the vote, a run-off election was scheduled for November 3.

During a referendum held on the same day, the country narrowly voted in favour of joining the EU.

In his post on X, Mr Secrieru also detailed allegations that residents of Transnistria, a pro-Russia breakaway region of Moldova where Russian troops are stationed as peacekeepers, are being transported to vote in the country.

He said people had also been brought by organised group transport from Russia and taken by bus and on large charter flights to Moldovan polling stations abroad in Baku, Istanbul and Minsk.

Reuters

By：ABC

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