Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament speaks of “incredible” resources used to bribe and manipulate the presidential election
Kyiv • UNN
Ihor Grosu announced the organized mobilization of voters from Transnistria and vote buying in the presidential elections in Moldova. Mass transportation of voters by charter flights from Belarus and Turkey was recorded.
Moldovan parliament speaker Igor Grosu said that fraud and organized mobilization of voters from Transnistria during the second round of the presidential election were taking place. He noted that the situation causes a feeling of “deja vu”. This was reported by UNN with reference to NewsMaker.
“We are closely monitoring the situation. Although the turnout at the polls is not bad, we see that criminal groups do not stop. We are talking about incredible resources used for bribery and manipulation,” Grosso said.
The speaker of the parliament emphasized the massive transportation of voters from the left bank of the Dniester.
On the bridge over the Dniester, you can see people who are coerced, manipulated, corrupted, and even intimidated to participate in the elections. This is déjà vu - we have seen it before, when the Transnistrian regime, far from democratic processes and European integration, interfered in our elections
Grosu also mentioned the transportation of people from abroad, especially from Belarus and Turkey. “We record charter flights from Minsk and Istanbul. We are not talking about regular flights or a civic initiative,” he said.
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Meanwhile, as of 13:00, the turnout across the country is 30.11%. By noon, more than 13 thousand residents of the left bank of the Dniester had voted,
The CEC reports 52 recorded violations, including photo ballots, campaigning, ballot spoilage, suspected vote buying, and six cases of voter ferrying.
The CEC stated that it was concerned about information about voter transportation, in particular by plane to Minsk, Baku and Istanbul. They reminded that transportation of voters is prohibited and punishable by a fine of up to 120 conventional units for an individual.
Recall
In Moldova, Promo-LEX observers reported 109 violations in the first two hours after the opening of polling stations in the second round of the presidential election.
