Monday, October 21, 2024

Moldova Narrowly Votes 'yes' to EU Membership

Moldova's pro-Western president Maia Sandu said her camp "won fairly in an unfair fight" on Monday after a referendum found voters to be narrowly in favor of joining the European Union, despite allegations of Russian interference. With all votes counted by Monday evening, the "yes" vote for future EU membership emerged with a wafer-thin majority of 50.46%, according to Moldova's electoral commission.

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... Pro-Russian parties had urged people to vote "no" or boycott the vote altogether, but turnout was close to 50%, comfortably higher than the 33% threshold required to make the vote binding.

"The people of Moldova have spoken: our EU future will now be anchored in the constitution," Sandu wrote on social media. "But the fight isn't over. We will keep pushing for peace, prosperity and the freedom to build our own future." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-21 05:46 PM

Related...

Russia reportedly meddling in Moldova referendum (October 19, 2024)
www.dw.com

... Russia criticized for meddling attempts

Moldovan authorities have accused Russia and Russian-allied figures of trying to disrupt Sunday's vote with a variety of nefarious tactics. Earlier this month, police officers said 130,000 Moldovans had been bribed with a total of $15 million to vote against enshrining EU ambitions.

On Thursday, police said it uncovered a scheme involving people being regularly sent to Russia for training in how to take part in protests and civil unrest in Moldova, the Reuters news agency reported.

Moscow has denied all allegations of interference in Moldova's electoral process. "We categorically reject these accusations," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday in comments picked up by TASS, a Russian state news agency. "We do not interfere in other countries' internal affairs."

As far back as June, Chisinau's Western allies had sounded the alarm about interference risks in the election. In a joint statement, the US, Britain and Canada raised the "Kremlin's use of criminal groups to finance political activities and undermine Moldova's democratic institutions." ...



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-21 05:48 PM

Thanks, Vladism!

"... TASS, a Russian state news agency. "We do not interfere in other countries' internal affairs."

That's right up there in Trump Lie Land.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2024-10-21 06:37 PM

@#3 ... Thanks, Vladism! ...

Yeah, it does look like Pres Putin is trying to extend his ~influence~ over the former SSR of Moldova.

Will his next step be to send in fighters to start internal unrest, and then proclaim that Moldova really wants to be a part of the former USSR he is trying to piece together? (similar to what he did in Ukraine?)




#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-21 06:48 PM

Has Putin's orange butt ---- gone on record as saying this vote was rigged yet?

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-10-22 05:13 AM

Well they do remember when Stalin turned most of that part of the world into a prison state to ensure that if another Hitler arose in Germany, Russia would be protected by a lot of prison buffer states.

#6 | Posted by Hughmass at 2024-10-22 07:10 AM

#4 | Posted by LampLighter

...that they stole from Romania.

#7 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-10-22 09:30 AM

sO ONLY A SMALL MAGORITY OF mOLDOVIANS ARE SMARTER THAN dONALD tRUMP!

#8 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-22 11:17 AM

It's not over.

There are thousands of Russian troops stationed in Moldavia and Moldavia wants them removed.

But now that they have decided to join the EU and not Russia then they are a threat to Russia. So stand back and stand by..

Putin can't have the EU on its border because democracies scare him.

#9 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-10-22 11:26 AM

More meddling.

#10 | Posted by fresno500 at 2024-10-22 12:01 PM

Where is EFFORTTRAITOR to tell us all how this is an evil move by Moldavia manipulated and paid for by the USA who is the real Satan, all in a sleazy effort to make Vlad the World's hero into some kind of bad man?

#11 | Posted by Wildman62 at 2024-10-22 04:55 PM

"More meddling."

who is meddling here? Did the U.S, state depatyment PAy yjr majority of Moldavians tO vote to become part of NATO? Or did intelligent citizens of Moldova decide that resisting a monster like russia requires unity with other nations with similar values? And, I am proud of the U.S. for being an important part of NATO, at least as long as we keep Putin's bitvh out ofthe QH. Whrn in our history would an ass kisser of our ceenemy be, rven considered for the Presidency? Half of our country has lost their minds. And Jeff, when did you brcome a Russian asset? Of course, hrtr in the U.s. it has een easy to hide as a Republican because, since Civil rights laws passed, they have hated democracy! What? Mow tou're going to let slaves vote? ,just like white men? American democracy is unfair to ehite men because it treats them like everyone else. Now it's even treating white men just like women. Donald Trump really hates that@ But I do wonder if his daughter Ivanka isn't secretly glad aout it? I know his wife Melania is!

#12 | Posted by danni at 2024-10-22 05:37 PM


Where is EFFORTTRAITOR to tell us all how this is an evil move by Moldavia manipulated and paid for by the USA who is the real Satan, all in a sleazy effort to make Vlad the World's hero into some kind of bad man?

#11 | POSTED BY WILDMAN62

Do you believe the US media would be truthful if the US meddled?

US wages global color revolutions to topple govts for the sake of American control
www.globaltimes.cn

Americans really drink the koolaid.

#13 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-10-23 02:55 PM

Why would any nation ever wish to give away their independence, national sovereignty, freedom and historic culture to an unelected group of foreigners called the European Union? Someone needs to explain that one to me and Im also a big believer in states rights freedom versus a mammoth uncontrollable bureaucracy.

#14 | Posted by Robson at 2024-10-24 07:18 PM

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