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EU accuses Russia of trying to interfere in Moldovan election

November 05, 2024

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Germany has condemned "a massive, coordinated attempt" to prevent Moldovans abroad from voting in the second round of the country's presidential election.

- Jennifer Rankin

EU accuses Russia of trying to interfere in Moldovan election

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said vote-buying, manipulation and bomb threats against Moldovan polling stations were aimed at "the heart of European democracy", and showed that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, "will stop at nothing".

A German foreign ministry spokesperson said polling stations in Hamburg, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern and Berlin had been targeted by bomb threats.

The remarks came as Europe's most powerful leaders congratulated Moldova's pro-western president, Maia Sandu, after she won a second term, cementing the country's EU aspirations and dealing a setback to the Kremlin.

With nearly 98% of the vote counted in the second round of the presidential elections on Sunday, Sandu had 54% of the vote, ahead of Alexandr Stoianoglo, a Kremlin-friendly political newcomer, backed by the pro-Russia party of Socialists.

The party yesterday described Sandu as an "illegitimate president".

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