{"id":116981,"date":"2024-10-22T07:32:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T00:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116981"},"modified":"2024-10-22T07:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T00:32:07","slug":"moldova-narrowly-approves-eu-referendum-amid-russian-interference-allegations-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116981","title":{"rendered":"Moldova narrowly approves EU referendum amid Russian interference allegations : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-29248\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8532;&#10;        --source-height: 5694;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8532x5694+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F99%2Fbee05ea640f493f090067afe9d2d%2Fgettyimages-2179030120.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8532x5694+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F99%2Fbee05ea640f493f090067afe9d2d%2Fgettyimages-2179030120.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8532x5694+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F99%2Fbee05ea640f493f090067afe9d2d%2Fgettyimages-2179030120.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8532x5694+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F99%2Fbee05ea640f493f090067afe9d2d%2Fgettyimages-2179030120.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8532x5694+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F99%2Fbee05ea640f493f090067afe9d2d%2Fgettyimages-2179030120.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"A Latvian choir, celebrating their victory in an international competition in Moldova, cheers in support of the European referendum near the Moldovan Parliament on Monday in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, Moldova.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8532x5694+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F99%2Fbee05ea640f493f090067afe9d2d%2Fgettyimages-2179030120.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                A Latvian choir, celebrating their victory in an international competition in Moldova, cheers in support of the European referendum near the Moldovan Parliament on Monday in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, Moldova.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Pierre Crom\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Pierre Crom\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The former Soviet republic of Moldova voted in favor of securing a path into the European Union on Sunday, in a national referendum that was charged with geopolitical significance and shadowed by accusations of Russian election interference.<\/p>\n<p>The vote enshrines Moldova\u2019s pursuit of EU membership in the country\u2019s constitution, marking a fundamental move away from more than a century of Russian influence.<\/p>\n<p>But the referendum passed by the slimmest of margins \u2014 with just 50.39% voting &#8220;Yes,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/pv.cec.md\/cec-template-referendum-results.html\">according to<\/a> the Central Electoral Commission \u2014 injecting ambiguity into a vote that EU supporters had hoped would showcase the country&#8217;s widespread desire for a European future. The vote appeared to raise questions about the extent of popular support for policies, such as joining <a href=\"https:\/\/interfax.com\/newsroom\/top-stories\/103913\/\">many of the Western sanctions<\/a> against Moscow over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, that have earned Moldova plaudits in the West but stoked tensions with the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159997-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImageg-s1-28762\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/the-picture-show\/2024\/10\/18\/g-s1-28762\/photos-moldova-referendum-vote-russia-meddling\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset 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integration, in Chi\u0219in\u0103u, Moldova, May 21, 2023.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159997-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a huge political risk for them to go this route and to have the referendum, and it didn&#8217;t pay off,\u201d said an observer on the ground<strong> <\/strong>who requested anonymity to speak candidly with NPR about the apparent strategic miscalculation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-29249\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 7983;&#10;        --source-height: 5322;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source 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<\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Daniel Mihailescu\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt absolutely feeds into the narrative that the people of Moldova are very conflicted and are not in overwhelming agreement that they should join the EU.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159997-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1091998660\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/04\/15\/1091998660\/ukraine-russia-war-moldova-security-transdniester\" 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war next door, Moldova faces a dilemma as Eastern Europe's most vulnerable state\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159997-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Moldova voted for president, too<\/h3>\n<p>Moldova also held a presidential election Sunday, which also failed to bring the resounding win leaders hoped for. President Maia Sandu <a href=\"https:\/\/pv.cec.md\/cec-template-presidential-results.html\">led all challengers<\/a> but came out with 42.45%, falling short of what she needed for a first-round victory.<\/p>\n<p>Sandu now faces a runoff on Nov. 3 against Socialist Party candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former prosecutor who boycotted the EU referendum and suggested Moldova would be better off seeking smoother relations with Russia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159997-102\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK MEDIAPROMO PRIMARY\" --><\/p>\n<p>Sandu\u2019s political fortunes may rest on how many other opposition candidates \u2014 there were 10 in the race initially \u2014 choose to consolidate around Stoianoglo in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Sandu claimed victory but said there had been \u201can unprecedented assault\u201d on Moldovan democracy that distorted the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people of Moldova have spoken: our EU future will now be anchored in the constitution. We fought fairly in an unfair fight\u2014and we won,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sandumaiamd\/status\/1848350063606587764\">she wrote<\/a> on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<div id=\"res1848350063606587764\" class=\"bucketwrap twitter large graphic\" aria-label=\"Tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The people of Moldova have spoken: our EU future will now be anchored in the constitution. We fought fairly in an unfair fight\u2014and we won.<\/p>\n<p>But the fight isn\u2019t over. We will keep pushing for peace, prosperity, and the freedom to build our own future.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maia Sandu (@sandumaiamd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandumaiamd\/status\/1848350063606587764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RES1848350063606587764\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP TWITTER LARGE GRAPHIC\" ARIA-LABEL=\"TWEET\" --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"edTag\">Interference claims<\/h3>\n<p>The votes unfolded amid accusations in Moldova and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/press-room\/20241003IPR24421\/parliament-condemns-russia-s-interference-in-moldova\">the EU<\/a> that Russia tried to influence the vote with disinformation that claimed a vote for the EU was likely to draw Moldova directly into the Ukrainian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In advance of the vote, Moldovan police said they uncovered a mass vote-buying scheme. Ilan Shor, a fugitive Moldovan oligarch currently living in Moscow, had openly <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmaker.md\/rus\/novosti\/superpriz-avtomobil-kak-ilan-shor-ispolzuet-telegram-boty-dlya-agitatsii-protiv-es\/\">offered to pay Moldovans<\/a> cash to vote against the EU bid, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5159997-104\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImage1162045645\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/03\/09\/1162045645\/from-tv-to-telegram-to-tiktok-moldova-is-being-flooded-with-russian-propaganda\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/09\\\/1162045645\\\/from-tv-to-telegram-to-tiktok-moldova-is-being-flooded-with-russian-propaganda&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s=100&amp;c=15&amp;f=jpeg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s=100&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2023\/03\/08\/gettyimages-1247293741_sq-262b519f4dbbed5bc1756832b90cf54ed4c38a74.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"From TV to Telegram to TikTok, Moldova is being flooded with Russian propaganda\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5159997-104\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Shor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/moldova-alleges-pro-russian-vote-buying-scheme-ahead-key-vote-2024-10-03\/\">rejected the allegation<\/a> as an &#8220;absurd spectacle,&#8221; according to Russia&#8217;s Tass news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Western election monitors suggested it was too early to judge the degree to which what they described as a \u201churricane\u201d of disinformation as well as vote buying contributed to the referendum\u2019s razor-thin margin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn individual user opens up their social media and they&#8217;re seeing &#8230; three or four or five comments that are completely unrelated to the posts,\u201d says Stephanie Rust, of the National Democratic Institute, a U.S.-government funded organization that supports democracy. Instead, Rust says, the comments were all casting doubt on the EU or denigrating President Sandu.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Kremlin has vehemently denied interfering in the elections, and suggested European <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ac_24_5228\">promises to bring new investments<\/a> were more direct attempts to sway the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the results published Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested a late surge in pro-EU ballots had also \u201craised questions\u201d about the referendum\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Outside the Moldovan Embassy in Moscow Sunday, long lines snaked around the block as thousands of citizens abroad turned out to cast ballots at the city\u2019s two lone polling stations.<\/p>\n<p>Most campaigned openly against the EU vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no future in Europe,\u201d said Lyubov Kuzmina, an entrepreneur who said she sent remittances home to relatives in Moldova. \u201cJust look at the price of gas. Today Moldova buys it from Europe at three times the price\u201d compared to Russia, she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone perfectly well understands that the European Union has no intention of accepting Moldova,\u201d added Tatiana Tsurka, a recent university graduate. She said she moved to Russia for economic reasons but hoped to one day return home to Moldova, which is one of the poorest countries in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Still, others suggested that the referendum \u2014 and Kremlin pressure to oppose it \u2014 amounted to Moldova being force-fed a choice many would rather avoid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t want our vote for closer relations with Russia would mean the West is no longer of interest to us,\u201d says Anatoly Popenko, a Moldovan who runs a construction business in Moscow. \u201cThat\u2019s just dumb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Charles Maynes reported from Moscow. 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