France greets in fraternity the sovereign election of the Moldavo people to confirm their desire to resort to Europe, “said September 29, September 29, the leader of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot after the victory of the Proeuropean party not in the legislative elections in Moldova.
“Nothing stops a people who choose democracy and freedom. Not even the desperate attempts of foreign interference,” said the minister in X after a vote marked by the accusations of Russian interference.
For his part, Emmanuel Macron said he was “together with Moldova in his European project and his impulse for freedom and sovereignty.” “Despite the attempt of interference and pressures, the choice of Moldavos citizens has been affirmed strongly,” he wrote.
50% of the votes
The Proeuropeo Party of President Maia Sandu won with just over 50% of the votes this Sunday legislative elections in Moldova, marked by accusations of Russian interference, according to the official results published on Monday.
The action and truth party (no), in power since 2021 in this country among the poorest in Europe, obtained 50.16% of the votes, according to the results related to 99.91% of the stripped tickets, published by the Central Electoral Commission on its website. According to the projections, the PAS could maintain its absolute majority in the Parliament with 55 seats of 101, against 63 in the outgoing assembly.
The PAS is ahead of the patriotic block, Prorussian, which shows a 24.16% score and includes one of the leaders, former President Igor Dodon (2016-2020), asked for a demonstration this Monday in the capital, Chisinau.
In the third position is, with 7.97%, the National Alternative Movement (MAS) of the mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, who had asked to vote against the passage.
An “unprecedented misinformation campaign” by Russia
Maia Sandu managed to obtain the opening of the discussions for the Moldova membership to the EU and many Western financial aid.
In total, 52.17% of Moldavos voters participated in this vote in which they had to decide between the continuation of the approach with the European Union or a return to the Russian fold. A participation rate slightly less than 52.3% of the 2021 legislative elections, despite the problem.
The step, criticized by the country’s economic difficulties, limited its decrease in the polls compared to 2021, where it had collected 52.8% of the votes.
Each camp has accused the other of manipulation and attempt to intimidate during the campaign. The vote has obscured significantly because of the fear of buying votes and problems, as well as for an “unprecedented misinformation campaign” directed by Russia, according to the European Union.
Moscow denied these accusations, while Moldova’s opposition, to a large extent, accused the passage of planning fraud. The Moldova cybersecurity service said on Sunday that he had detected several attempts to attack the electoral infrastructure, “real -time neutralized.”
Source: BFM TV
