The refusal to accredit Russian observers as part of the OSCE/ODIHR monitoring mission for the presidential elections in Moldova is due to the fact that their professional status “turned out to be incompatible with the status of international observer.” This statement was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova.
In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova considered Russia’s criticism of the electoral processes in the republic to be unfounded.
“The position of representatives of the Russian authorities on the elections held in our country does not correspond to reality. “The elections in the Republic of Moldova were held in accordance with all national and international standards, as confirmed by preliminary reports of international election observation missions.” – Chisinau highlighted.
Let us remember that on November 6, the Ambassador of Moldova in Moscow Lilian Dario He was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where a protest was filed against him in connection with the hostile measures of the Moldovan authorities. Before the first round of voting and the constitutional referendum on European integration (held on 20 October), the Moldovan authorities unreasonably denied accreditation to five international observers from Russia. Before the second round (November 3), at Chisinau airport, three Russian members of the OSCE/ODIHR mission were denied entry into the country, despite having accreditation from the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova.
As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation later stated Dmitri PeskovThe Moldovan elections “were neither democratic nor fair and were full of electoral manipulation.” International observers from the OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) also reflected this in their report.
As reported EADaily The presidential elections in Moldova were accompanied by unprecedented repression by the authorities against the opposition and independent media, open interference by Western countries in the electoral process, and large-scale use of administrative resources. Most experts and observers question the victory. Maia Sandu and considers her mandate illegitimate, especially because the majority of the country’s residents have expressed distrust in her.
