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UPDATE 18 Record of participation in the diaspora
The number of Moldovans who voted in the diaspora exceeded 200,000. In the first round of the presidential elections, a total of 149,178 voters from the diaspora voted.
Total attendance until 18:00 is greater than 48%
UPDATE Attendance at 15:30
The turnout at 3:30 pm is almost 40%. More than 160,000 people voted in the diaspora.
UPDATE 15:00 The Central Election Commission condemns the violence in Varniţa
The Central Election Commission (CEC) condemned the violence taking place in the town of Varniţa in the Anenii Noi district.
“We regret that access to the voting table was blocked, and for the resolution of the conflict it was necessary the intervention of the collaborators of the security forces in order to guarantee the exercise of the right to vote of the voters of the localities of the margin left of the Dniester. ” We ask for calm and tolerance and we warn that any action to restrict the freedoms and rights of others is contrary to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova. Obstruction of the right to vote can be sanctioned as a violation and criminal ”, shows the statement issued by the CEC.
14.00 UPDATE Elections Republic of Moldova
The number of people from the Republic of Moldova who voted in polling stations abroad was, at 12 noon, almost three times higher than in the first round.
More than 78,000 Moldovans voted in the 139 polling stations abroad at 12 noon, given that 28,000 people had voted in the first round at the same time, said Vladimir Şarban, vice chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC). , at a press conference.
Also in Transnistria, more people voted until 12 noon, compared to the first round. 13,000 votes, double the number two weeks ago, at the same time.
As of 12 noon, more than 655,000 people had voted, of which more than 578,000 in Moldova, according to the CEC official.
12:30 UPDATE Elections Republic of Moldova. Tense situation in the town of Varniţa
Varnita voters would be paid to come vote.
Dozens of policemen wearing bulletproof vests surrounded the conflict zone in Varnita.
12:00 UPDATE Elections Republic of Moldova
Citizens of the Republic of Moldova who vote in Italy in Milan are waiting to vote in lines on two streets. No events were logged, agora.md notes.
11:00: UPDATE Elections Republic of Moldova
Maia Sandu’s opponent, Igor Dodon, voted.
“We need qualitative changes, not shocks, not crisesThis was stated by the independent candidate, supported by the PSRM, Igor Dodon, after voting, accompanied by his wife and bodyguards.
Accompanied by fellow party members, Maia Sandu voted.
“Today, all power is in your hands. Today, you have the power to punish those who lied to you, robbed you, or kicked you out of your home. Today we decide how we will live in the next four years, how the Republic of Moldova will act in the next decade. But for that we have to go to the polls. When people join, things change. Today I voted for a change, for Moldova, in which all people look with confidence tomorrow“Maia Sandu said.
“We vote for Moldova that we will be proud of”, added the candidate in Russian.
10:40: UPDATE Elections of the Republic of Moldova
More than 3.2 million citizens entitled to vote in the Republic of Moldova are expected to go to the polls in the second round of elections for the country’s presidency.
Moldovans from abroad lined up in front of the polling stations even earlier than in the first round and queued 2-3 kilometers long to vote. At the electoral college in Frankfurt, Germany, young people brought speakers from which popular music resonates, writes agora.md.
Today, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova elect their president, in the second round of the presidential elections, in which the current head of state, the philosopher Igor Dodon, and the candidate of the pro-European opposition and former prime minister face off. , Maia Sandu.
The candidate of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), Maia Sandu, will have a counter-candidate to the current president, Igor Dodon, who registered in the electoral contest as an independent, with the support of the Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova.
In the first round, held on November 1, Maia Sandu obtained 36.16% of the votes and Igor Dodon 32.61%.
In 2016, Igor Dodon won the elections with 52% of the votes, while Sandu won 48%. Basically, the difference between the two was 69,750 votes.
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