Moldova's tight race: Sandu's win sparks kremlin critique
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented on the elections in Moldova, "These elections were neither democratic nor fair." Maia Sandu, who sought re-election, emerged victorious, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, who had been nominated by the pro-Russian socialists.
5 November 2024 08:03
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Maia Sandu won Moldova's presidential elections for the second time. On Monday afternoon, it was announced that she won the second round of the presidential elections, securing 55.33% of the votes.
Sandu defeated Alexandr Stoianoglo, the former prosecutor general, nominated by the pro-Russian socialists. The considerable support from the pro-Western Moldovan diaspora worked in her favour, while Stoianoglo won by a narrow margin in national commissions.
The authorities noted that the second round of the presidential elections took place under extraordinarily high tension due to significant interference from Russia.
Dmitry Peskov on Sandu: She is not the president of her country
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov commented on Sunday's elections in Moldova. He stated that "hundreds of thousands of Moldovans living in Russia were not allowed to vote," unlike Moldovans living in the West, whose votes were crucial for Sandu’s victory.
- These elections were neither democratic nor fair - added one of the key Kremlin propagandists, as quoted by Reuters.
Regarding Sandu, Peskov said: - In our understanding, she is not the president of her country because, in the country itself, the majority of the population did not vote for her, and we are talking about a very, very divided society - he added.
As Reuters reminds us, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously referred to the elections, calling them "the most undemocratic election campaign in all the years of Moldova's independence."
