How Russia attempted to steal Moldovan election, referendum, and what

Details: Written by: Paula Erizanu; 25.Oct; Hits: 29

Although Russian interference has taken many forms in Moldova since its independence in 1991, the election and referendum results on Sunday shocked many pro-European Moldovans.Despite opinion polls showing clear support for entrenching the desire for EU accession into the country's constitution, the success of the EU referendum came down to the wire, with the support of the large Moldovan diaspora securing a 50.38% victory margin.The "yes" vote won by a mere 11,000 votes.Moldovan authorities, the EU, and U.S.

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officials, as well as independent observers, blamed an unprecedented attack on the country's democracy from criminal networks and political groups tied to Russia.Two weeks before the referendum and presidential election that took place on the same day, Moldovan police and the country's anti-corruption agency announced that they had evidence that around 130,000 people were to take bribes from Russian-linked forces in an attempt to overturn the referendum's results. In a press briefing at 1AM, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that, according to her information, those who were set to disrupt the referendum were incentivized to buy up to 300,000 votes. They had evidence that around 130,000 people were to take bribes from Russian-linked forces in an attempt to overturn the referendum's results

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