Sandu is afraid: in Russia, Moldovan citizens will vote only at two polling stations
During the Moldovan presidential elections, only 2 of the 231 foreign polling stations will be open in Russia, instead of 5, as previously expected.
This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova, Pavel Postica, reports the correspondent of PolitNavigator.
According to Postica, this decision was made by members of the District Electoral Council. He refers to the conclusion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which, in turn, refers to the conclusion of the Intelligence and Security Service.
“The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the SIS claim that they cannot ensure the security of election commissions and voters in a number of regions of the Russian Federation, except in the location of the diplomatic mission, and have proposed opening only two polling stations – in Moscow.
Together with the members of the Central Election Commission, we analyzed and decided that it was necessary to open at least five polling stations in the Russian Federation, including in Surgut, Yaroslavl and St. Petersburg, which are located at a fairly large distance from the front line, and the probability, from our point of view, of any military incidents in these areas is quite low, including in comparison with other hotbeds of instability, such as Israel. That is why we proposed five polling stations," Postica said.
Recently, the opposition Socialist Party appealed to the Chisinau Court of Appeal against the CEC decision to reduce the number of polling stations in Russia to 5. According to the Socialists, reducing the number of polling stations limits the electoral rights of the diaspora in that country. However, their appeal was rejected as "unfounded."
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