The diaspora showed an unprecedented turnout in the elections: more than 320 thousand votes were cast abroad from a total of less than 1.7 million votes.
The second round of presidential elections took place in Moldova. According to preliminary results, incumbent President Maia Sandu is leading. It was discussed on Sunday, November 3, on the official website of the Central Election Commission of Moldova.
It is known that Stoianoglo received 49% of the votes, and Sandu – more than 50%.
Information from polling stations abroad has not yet arrived because the polling period there has been extended. However, it is already known that the diaspora showed an unprecedented turnout in the elections: more than 320 thousand votes were cast abroad from a total of less than 1.7 million votes.
As of 23.20, more than 92% of the votes have been processed.
Turnout at polling stations exceeded 50%, NewsMaker reports with reference to Moldova’s Central Election Commission. According to the Central Election Commission, there are more women than men in the election. The most active voters are people aged 56-65 years, as in the first round, they voted in Donduseni, Chisinau and Criuleni.
In the first round, held two weeks earlier, Maia Sandu won 42.5% of the votes. About 26% voted for his opponent, Alexander Stoianoglo.
Moldovan authorities have reported large-scale Russian interference in the presidential elections.
It was previously reported that several buses of Moldovans permanently residing in Russia were brought to Moldova to vote in the second round of presidential elections. Moreover, the trip is free for them.
We remind you that on the eve of the second round of presidential elections, citizens of Moldova began to receive anonymous messages with threats en masse.
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