Moldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, blamed an “unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy” by “foreign forces” on Sunday night, as a pivotal referendum on EU membership remained too close to call with most votes counted.
Moldovans went to the polls earlier in the day to cast their vote in a presidential election and an EU referendum that marked a key moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country with a population of about 2.5 million people.
With almost 84% of the vote counted, the no vote was ahead on 53%, according to data shared by Moldova’s electoral commission. But the results could yet change as votes are still being counted among the large Moldovan diaspora, which is favourable to joining the EU.
The separate presidential election results showed that incumbent president Sandu topped the first round of the vote with about 38%, but she will now face her closest competitor, Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former prosecutor backed by the pro-Russian Socialists, in the second round.
update 2: there were 50.45% votes for EU integration after counting 99,7% votes
Russian medling aside, i don’t get how can people leave a decision like this to a 51%-wins vote instead a 2/3s.
The same can be said for brexit which had a 51.9% vote to leaving.
Yep, both entering and leaving the EU are categoric decisions and imo should be (have been) treated with a 2/3s majority.
I read an ellection that is resolved with a 50/50 votes as the ellectorate not caring about the result.
Majority rules. The decision is often should we change or not, so a 51% favourability toward change should not be denied because there is a 49% favourability toward not. If you refuse to side with the majority because it is too close, you side with the minority.
Moldova’s pro-western president, Maia Sandu, blamed an “unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy”
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This is not the result the pro-west want therefore it is an “unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy”
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Perhaps Moldovans can see through the propaganda and are having non of it. If the No vote wins expect to see some pro-democracy protests.
completely ignores all the vote buying, voters threats and propaganda done by a fascist regime in Russia because the world is clearly a black and white Hollywood movie, while posting leftist posts
Your imbecilic idiologic forefathers that were sucking Hitler’s dick when he invaded Poland in 1939 would be proud of you.
Yes the bought off pro-russian people can see through the propaganda lol
They knew these issues were happening in the run up, Russia flooded the campaigns with misinformation and money. It was flagged before and was a major concern.
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