Parliamentary elections in Moldova ended with the success of the pro -European Pas party, which obtained over 50 percent. all votes. Both voting and the preceding election campaign were called the “final battle” in public space due to the strong influence of Russia, attempts to bribe voters and a massive disinformation action aimed at a row in Chisinau
All these activities were to lead to the loss of the majority of the President of Maja Sandu and the opening of the road to power to groups postulating the normalization of relations with Moscow.
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Earlier surveys indicated that the belt could count on support around 30-35 percent. in the country. However, the mobilization of voters in the country and abroad decided to change the trend. In this case, Onet contacted dr. Piotr Oleksy from the Institute of Central Europe.
Elections in Moldova. “Russia has laid many cards on the table”
– Moldovans voted primarily for the European Union and against Russia, not behind the ruling party [PAS]. This mobilization was influenced by the atmosphere of recent days before the election, when a group of people accused of preparing the riots were detained. The services also confiscated a lot of money that Russia allocated to the election bribery – said the expert.
In his opinion, citizens noticed that “Russia put many cards on the table to fight for Moldovawhich led to mobilization and opposition to these activities. “
External influence in Moldova. “Moscow has less and less possibilities”
We also asked an expert if Moscow will continue to interfere in the internal policy of Moldova to hinder the process of integration of this country with the European Union. – You can expect everything the worst. Russia has no reason to completely let go of Moldova. These choices show that Moscow has less and less possibilities of influence on this country. However, he has tools to destabilize society and hinder the way to reform Moldova – said the lecturer at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.
– Sentiment to Russia is getting weaker in Moldova. In addition, the authorities and services reacted earlier to attempts to destabilize the situation by Moscow. People mobilized to go voting. There were a large number of voters who are pro -resources and anti -Russian, but At the same time, disappointed in the current rule of the Pas. In the polls they replied that they did not know who they would vote for. It turned out that Russia's actions meant that they finally went to vote for the current government – said Dr. Piotr Oleksy.
