The constitutive referendum on the country’s accession to the EU, called by the pro-European President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, is valid thanks to the high turnout.
As the Central Electoral Office in Chişinău announced on Sunday evening, around 42.44 percent of Moldovan voting citizens cast their votes in the constitutional referendum at 6 p.m. (CEST) – far more than the required 33.33 percent of voters.
33.33 percent of voters needed
As the Central Electoral Office in Chişinău announced on Sunday evening, around 42.44 percent of Moldovan voting citizens cast their votes in the constitutional referendum at 6 p.m. (CEST) – far more than the required 33.33 percent of voters.
Will the incumbent Sandu win in the first round of voting?
According to the election office, turnout in the presidential elections was more than 46 percent. This gave Moldovan media and political observers hope that incumbent Sandu, considered the overwhelming favorite in the presidential race, could possibly win the election in the first round of voting.
Long lines at the polling stations
In many European countries, but especially in Italy, Romania, Belgium and Great Britain, there were long queues outside the polling stations set up by the Moldovan authorities due to the large number of voters. That is why the Moldovan embassy in the Romanian capital Bucharest has announced that local polling stations will remain open for a maximum of two hours after 9 p.m. This possibility has already been pre-approved by the electoral authorities in Chisinau.
Source: Krone
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