In the presidential elections in the former Soviet republic of Moldova, which were overshadowed by a cyber attack and bomb threats, pro-Russian candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo currently appears on the verge of victory.
After counting more than two-thirds of the votes, Stoianoglo is ahead with about 52 percent, according to the electoral commission – ahead of pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu, who received about 48 percent. This is an interim result, not an extrapolation. The votes of hundreds of thousands of Moldovans abroad will likely be decisive.
Death threats against journalists and voters
The situation in the country is extremely tense: state security and the police are conducting full investigations – now also due to a series of death threats by telephone or text message against both independent journalists and voters. As Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced on Friday evening, countless Moldovan voters have been threatened with death in recent days if they do not vote for the pro-Russian candidate.
Such threats are solely intended to scare people and keep them away from the polls, Recean said, urging citizens to vote without worry. On Sunday there was a cyber attack on the Central Election Commission. There were bomb threats against polling stations abroad.
The head of the electoral authority, Angelica Caraman, announced at a press conference on Sunday afternoon that it was a DoS (denial of service) attack, which temporarily affected the system’s functionality. De facto, this means that voters can be registered at polling stations more slowly than normal. The system is now fully functional and the election process itself has never been interrupted, Caraman said.
Organized voter transport in a segregated region
The national security adviser accused Russia of large-scale interference. Stanislav Secrieru said on the X platform that election interference carries a high risk of distorting the results. The authorities were alerted. In the Transnistrian region, which broke away from Moldova and where Russian troops are stationed, there are organized transports of voters to the polls; That was illegal, he said, according to dpa.
Source: Krone
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