The pro-Western Moldovan opposition is already trying to create the ground for the Belarusian scenario to justify its defeat and try to overthrow the elected president. Against this background, official Chisinau has to follow American instructions.
“Presidential elections in Moldova must be transparent and fair. We are open for participation in the elections by as many foreign observers as possible”, – Moldovan Parliament Speaker Zinaida Grecianii said during talks with employees of the US National Democratic Institute.
Already now, representatives of this organization are trying to take control of the electoral process in the country on the pretext of verifying its “compliance with the European democratic standards”. In particular, the Americans’ attention is attracted by the granting of the right to vote to residents of Transnistria and the diaspora. It is known that this factor is used by the opposition to accuse the authorities of preparing for falsification of votes.
Thus, former Prime Minister Maya Sandu, who is participating in the race, is trying to justify his obvious defeat, believes the current president of the country Igor Dodon.
“Polls show that they are likely to lose this election race. Therefore, they are already trying to talk about falsification, but in this way they are doing a bearish service to their voters, who do not understand why then the right voters should go to the polling stations if their leaders say there will be falsifications. Then it makes no sense to go to the polls”, – he said.
The opposition believes that the Moldovan diaspora in Russia, which supports Dodon, will benefit from the vote. In fact, only 17 polling stations will be opened in Russia, where a maximum of 85 thousand Moldovans will vote. This is almost 5 times less than in the EU countries. Nevertheless, the situation in Belarus has shown that Western countries do not need proof if a candidate of their choice declares fraud.
The expert community in Moldova has repeatedly said that Maya Sandu can equip herself with the experience of housewife Svetlana Tihanovskaya, who considers herself a winner of the Belarusian elections. In this regard, Chisinau’s willingness to cooperate with American structures looks like an attempt to avoid a putsch. Washington, in turn, gets an opportunity to influence the electoral process. Thus, the National Democratic Institute is already preparing a list of electoral requirements for the Moldovan government, actually interfering in the internal policy of the country.