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The referendum asked voters whether they would change the wording of the country’s constitution,
the Guardian’s Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer tells Michael Safi In the face of Russia’s hybrid tactics, Moldova shows that it is independent, it is strong and it wants a European future!”
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, welcomed the outcome of the referendum in a post on X Russia did not succeed, as the results demonstrate. Moldovan democracy is strong,
It’s going to be particularly problematic because ... it’s going to feed into narratives that are pushed by the Kremlin and pro-Russian forces,
It’s time Western policymakers woke up to the fact that Russia’s war isn’t just limited to Ukraine — it’s about taking on the democratic world anywhere that Moscow thinks it can exert influence,
said Ivana Stradner of Washington’s Foundation for Defense of Democracies The preliminary election results highlight the challenges Brussels faces in extending EU membership to post-Soviet countries,
said Marta Mucznik, an analyst with Crisis Group We are talking about up to 20 percent of corrupted votes, and an estimated €150 million interference operation by Russia,
said Valeriu Pasha, program manager at the Moldova-based think-tank WatchDog.MD Community It is true that you can damage the democratic process in a small country more easily,
the Moldovan president argued Moldovans demonstrated resilience in the face of unprecedented foreign interference,
said U.S. Congressman Peter Roskam, who led an International Republican Institute observer mission The greatest threat to the integrity of these elections has been a broad and concerted campaign of malign foreign influence from Russia collaborating with Moldovan actors through information manipulation, vote buying, and other illicit financing of political activity,
Russia and its proxies actively tried to undermine the democratic and voting process in Moldova. We commend the Moldovan authorities for successfully organising the election and constitutional referendum, nevertheless."
We are committed to continue supporting Moldova’s democratic development, reforms and economic growth, as well as strengthening Moldova’s resilience, in particular on its path towards the European Union. The EU and Moldova share a common future,
This is a wake-up call to the actual situation, where we are and what our people are thinking,
Daniel told The Moscow Times, referring to the significant number of regions in Moldova that voted “no” in the EU referendum The EU would offer us jobs, a better standard of living, and open borders for travel. In general, for me, it's all positives,
said Galina, who voted for Sandu I am against any cooperation with Russia. The opposition candidates, as I see it, are more focused on restoring relations, and reestablishing ties with Russia. I don't support that,
said 26-year-old Galina, who voted at a polling station in downtown Chisinau on Sunday afternoon with her mother I am extremely proud to be Moldovan,
Grigory told The Moscow Times In general, the European Union is a good idea,
he told The Moscow Times after casting his vote We still have very strong family units and we grow our own food, many things are local, where else in the world can you say that? I want to see a beautiful, free Moldova,
Even the situation with Transnistria will be better if we are part of the European Union, if Transnistria joins Moldova,
After that, we will issue our official reaction,