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Maia Sandu leads the presidential elections (Photo: REUTERS / Gleb Garanich)
In Moldova, the head of the Action and Solidarity party leads the presidential elections (PAS) Maia Sandu.
Reported by the local NewsMaker edition.
On November 15, the second round of the presidential elections was held in the country.
It involves the independent candidate Igor Dodon, supported by the Socialist Party, and the leader of the Action and Solidarity Party. (PAS) Maia Sandu.
According to WatchDog polls, Sandu wins 54.7%, Dodon – 46.3% of the votes. Also, according to the Intellect Group exit survey (together with the SPERO Association), Sandu – 54.8%, Dodon – 45.2%.
Both candidates have already made statements after the closure of the polling stations. Sandu praised attendance at polling stations abroad.
“Our citizens have shown today that no matter how far away they are, they care what happens at home,” Sandu said.
She thanked voters and noted that she values every vote, and it is important to her and her team that the elections are free and fair.
He noted that state agencies did not respond to the calls and the CEC turned a blind eye to “violations committed in the elections. According to her, in some cases the police turned a blind eye to organized voter transport.
“Due to this selective myopia, the voice of the citizens has to be loud. All this will come back with votes against those who committed all these violations, ”said Sandu and urged public officials not to succumb to pressure and protect the voices of citizens.
Let us remember that in the first round of the elections in Moldova, which took place on November 1, Sandu won after processing 100% of the votes. It was supported by 36.16% of the voters.
She bypassed Igor Dodon, 32.61% of the voters voted for him.
Since the candidates did not obtain more than 50% of the votes, they advanced to the second round of the elections.
Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu have already entered the second round of the 2016 presidential election. Then, Dodon defeated Sandu with a margin of less than 5 percent. From June to November 2019, Sandu served as Prime Minister until Dodon forced her to resign after she unsuccessfully resisted his attempts to establish control of the Attorney General’s Office.
