Forces close to the Kremlin are interfering in Moldova’s upcoming presidential election by paying off tens of thousands of voters in a sweeping plot to derail Chisinau’s bid for closer ties with the European Union, police said today. Incumbent President Maya Sandu presented the October 20 election as a test of her pro-European politics. The election will be held alongside a referendum in which voters will decide whether Moldova should join the EU. Sandu, who is running for a second term, has long accused Russia of trying to topple her government through various means , a charge Moscow denies. National Police chief Viorel Serdautanu said more than 130,000 Moldovans had been bribed by a Russian-run network to vote against accession in the referendum and in favor of Russia-friendly candidates, which he described as an “unprecedented, direct attack”. “We are faced with an extensive […]
Source: News Beast
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