US EditionMoldovan Elections Under Threat From Russian Interference
MOLDOVA, JUL 30 – Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned Russia plans to spend about €100 million via cryptocurrencies to influence the September 28 parliamentary election, threatening national security.
- On Wednesday, President Maia Sandu warned that electoral corruption and illegal external financing from Russia pose the biggest threats to the September 28 parliamentary election, while Moscow denied the allegations.
- This month, Maia Sandu accused Russia of election interference after last year, Moldova refused to register the pro-Russian Victory bloc.
- The government said Russia could use bribery of voters, cyberattacks, information manipulation campaigns and paid protests, and Sandu said `funding of approximately 100 million euros is planned through cryptocurrencies`.
- Pro-Russian parties announced they will form a bloc to influence elections, while Shor dismissed it as absurd, according to reports.
- A July poll put the Party of Action and Solidarity on 14.9% support, and the vote could see PAS lose its majority in the assembly of the ex-Soviet state between Ukraine and Romania.
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Moldova’s pro-European President Maia Sandu on Wednesday accused Russia of seeking to meddle in the upcoming national elections in September, warning that Moscow was planning “unprecedented” action to “get its people into the next parliament.” Sandu, a vocal critic of Russia—particularly since the start of the Russia–Ukraine war in 2022—has repeatedly accused Moscow of political interference in the former Soviet republic, which lies between war-…
Moldova’s President Accuses Russia of Planning ‘Unprecedented’ Election Interference Campaign
Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Wednesday accused Russia of preparing an “unprecedented” campaign to interfere in the country’s upcoming elections, warning that Moscow is seeking to install pro-Kremlin figures in parliament. “The Russian Federation wants to control Moldova starting in the fall and is preparing an unprecedented interference in the September elections,” Sandu told reporters, alleging plans for vote buying, illicit cryptocurrency …
According to Maia Sandu, Russia is trying to influence and "control" this border country of the European Union and Ukraine through false information campaigns, cyber attacks or the organisation of paid "violent" demonstrations.
Moldova's president warns of Russian interference threat ahead of election
CHISINAU - Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday that electoral corruption and illegal external financing from Russia were the biggest threats to a parliamentary election on September 28, allegations that Moscow denied. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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