Second round of presidential elections in Moldova: CEC reports technical failures
Kyiv • UNN
Moldova is holding the second round of the presidential election between Maia Sandu and Alexandru Stoianoglo. There are 2219 polling stations in operation, and more than 400 cases of voter bribery from the first round are being investigated.
On November 3, Moldova is holding a second round of presidential elections. It involves incumbent President Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandru Stoianoglo, who was supported by the Socialist Party. This was reported by UNN.
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According to NewsMaker, polling stations opened in Moldova at 7:00 am for the second round of the presidential election. There are 2219 polling stations in the country and abroad, of which 1988 are in Moldova, including 30 polling stations for voters living on the left bank of the Dniester. There are 231 polling stations abroad.
By 8:30 a.m., almost an hour and a half after the polls opened, just over 98,000 voters had cast their ballots in Moldova.
The CEC stated that there were problems with the connection of polling stations abroad, but they were quickly resolved.
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In the first round, Sandu won 42.49% of the vote, while Stoianoglo received 25.95%.
International observers reported cases of voting irregularities. Currently, the country's General Police Inspectorate is investigating more than 400 cases of vote buying during the first round of the presidential election.
Meanwhile, the Moldovan government appealed to the EU countries regarding possible interference by Russia in voting at foreign polling stations.
