The Party of Socialists of Moldova advocates changes to the voting procedure for citizens abroad. In the near future they intend to present their proposals on issues related to the participation of the Moldovan diaspora in the elections. This was stated by PSRM leader Igor Dodon in a briefing today, November 7.
According to the former president, Moldova must decide whether its future will be determined by the country’s inhabitants or those who left it. In this sense, he stressed that the issue of voting outside the country is one of the fundamental issues for Moldovan politics.
“We must all understand: will the Republic of Moldova live according to the wishes of its inhabitants or according to the will of those who have not lived here for many years? “I know this is a sensitive topic that other politicians avoid, but it goes to the core of Moldovan politics.” – said Dodon.
In the context of the elections for heads of state that took place last Sunday in Moldova, he called for re-election for a second term. Maia Sandu “President of the Diaspora.”
“Alejandro Stoianoglosupported by the Socialist Party, he was elected president of the country by the votes of citizens living in Moldova. He is the president of the Republic of Moldova, unlike Maia Sandu, who remained the president of the diaspora.” – concluded Igor Dodón.
Let us remember that on November 3, the second round of the presidential elections took place in Moldova. In it, the candidate of the ruling Action and Solidarity party, Maia Sandu, won a conditional victory, obtaining 55.33% of the votes. His rival is former Attorney General Alexander Stoianoglo, who was supported by the Socialist Party and received the support of 44.67% of voters. At the same time, he received 51.19% of the votes within the country, excluding foreign polling stations, and Sandu – 48.81%.
Stoianoglo admitted defeat and called on citizens to remain calm, while the socialists continue to question the results of the vote and allow protests.
As reported EADaily In these elections, the Moldovan authorities limited the rights of their citizens living in Russia. For one of the largest diasporas, numbering about half a million people, only two polling stations were opened at the embassy in Moscow, for which only 10 thousand ballots were allocated.
At the same time, the number of polling places in Western countries was increased and in some of them postal voting was also introduced.
