Yesterday's election and referendum in Moldova again demonstrate how little respect the official 'West' has for the holy grail called 'democracy'.
Moldova backs joining EU by razor-thin margin as president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy – CNN
Moldovans have voted by the thinnest of margins in favor of joining the European Union, near-complete results showed Monday, as President Maia Sandu condemned an “unprecedented assault” by foreign actors on the country’s democracy.
With more than 99% of votes counted, 50.4% had voted “yes” in the pivotal referendum on whether to enshrine in the country’s constitution a path towards the EU, according to the Central Election Commission.
In 1990 Moldovia had 4.5 million inhabitants. This is down to 2.5. to 3 million today, of which nearly a million are living abroad.
Abroad is also where a real vote on a referendum would be decided. And abroad is where the manipulation of yesterday's vote took place.
These were the result before the votes of those who live abroad were counted in:
Europe Elects @EuropeElects – 5:50 UTC · Oct 21, 2024
Moldova, EU membership referendum:
98.8% counted
The difference is for 744 votes for In favorAgainst: 50%
In favor: 50%
Former British ambassador Craig Murray watched the vote:
Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg – 14:39 UTC · Oct 21, 2024
Moldova's rigged EU referendum "voted in favour" of joining the EU by 50.4% to 49.6%.
No led until the last minute when 180,000 votes from Moldovans living in the EU were added in at a claimed 90% Yes.
While allegedly only 5% of the 300,000 Moldovans living in Russia voted!
Why didn't more of those Moldovans who are living in Russia go to vote? The Russian Ambassador in Vienna explains:
Mikhail Ulyanov @Amb_Ulyanov – 14:00 UTC · Oct 21, 2024
Moldovan authorities opened only two polling stations in Moscow for 400,000 Moldovan citizens living in Russia (instead of 17 in the past). And someone calls the current Moldovan authorities “democratic”? Gross manipulation of elections and referendum on #EU membership.
No 'Western' media will inform the public about this manipulation which l might well lead to an outcome that the majority of Moldovans oppose.
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