US EditionMoldova's Sandu decries 'unprecedented' meddling as EU referendum goes to wire
- Moldova's President Maia Sandu accused "criminal groups" of undermining the EU membership referendum with propaganda and vote-buying.
- Sandu stated that these groups aimed to buy 300,000 votes, calling it a "fraud of unprecedented scale."
- The Kremlin has denied involvement in the allegations of vote-buying in Moldova.
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Moldova’s referendum result is a disaster for the EU
If you thought the Brexit referendum was a knife-edge vote, spare a thought for the Moldovans. The country wedged between Romania and Ukraine held an EU referendum on 20 October, in which the Yes campaign won with 50.4 per cent against 49.6 per cent. This result is not the last word. Moldovans did not actually vote to join the EU – only to change their constitution to make that possible. The big referendum is yet to come. Or maybe not. The resul…
In a referendum on Sunday, the “yes” vote to the inclusion of membership of the European Union (EU) as a national objective in the Constitution of Moldova obtained about 50.4%
The Moldovan Electoral Commission slightly corrected the final result of Sunday's referendum on the country's approach to the EU. According to the latest data, 50.4 percent of voters supported the inclusion of EU membership as a strategic goal in the constitution, while 49.6 percent were against it.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated the Moldovan people on the outcome.
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