Parliamentary election: Sandu calls for pro -European election in Moldova

In the Republic of Moldova, President Maia Sandu called for people to vote for the pro -European course of the country in the election of the parliament. “Moldova, our dear home, is in danger and needs help from each of you,” said Sandu in the capital Chisinau. “You can save it today with your voice,” she emphasized and called on people not to sell their voice. Sandu repeatedly warned of Moscow’s influence.

Moldau, who, like neighboring Ukraine, is an EU candidate for accession, traditionally sees itself between a pro-western course and Russia. “Let us allow us to sell our thieves and treasures to sell our future,” said Sandu, looking at the pro -Russian forces, who hope for growth in the voice in parliament. She herself had given her voice for a parliament with which a European Moldova could be built up, said Sandu, who had founded the government party Party Action and Solidarity (PAS), but acted.

Pro -European forces rely on voters in the EU

Because of the great dissatisfaction in the impoverished agricultural land, the pro-western PAS could lose its absolute majority, which in future could also make reforms on the way to joining the EU. Sandu traditionally relies on Moldau’s great diaspora in the EU, which also gave it majorities in the past. In Moldau, activists also distributed EU advertising for a better life on election day.

Moscow, on the other hand, accuses the leadership in Moldau to manipulate the vote by only opening two polling stations for 250,000 voters in Russia while being hundreds in Europe. In past elections, Moldauer in Russia complained that they could not have submitted their voice because there were not enough time or ballot paper.

Moldau has around 2.4 million inhabitants. Hundreds of thousands of Moldau who live abroad are also called for election. The polling stations in the country are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (6 a.m. to 8 p.m. CEST). Meaningful results are only expected on Monday night.