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“Moldova elects its new president on Sunday, and holds a referendum on accession to the European Union on the same day. Moldova has made significant progress and carried out reforms to join the EU, while Russia has attempted to interfere and influence the elections and the referendum through election fraud, cyber operations and information warfare,” member of the Estonian delegation to the OSCE PA Heljo Pikhof said.
Member of the delegation Kersti Sarapuu pointed out that the elections held on Sunday would probably have a great impact on the future geopolitical direction of Moldova. “It is our duty as observers to see that the elections are carried out legitimately and in accordance with the traditions of democracy. The outcome of both the elections and the referendum will undoubtedly be up to Moldovans to decide; the important thing is that the result should reflect the will of the people of Moldova,” Sarapuu said.
Nearly 40 parliamentarians from 15 national parliaments will observe the presidential election in Moldova within the framework of the OSCE PA election observation mission. In total, the international observation mission will have more than 300 observers in the country. The purpose of the mission is to make sure that the elections adhere to the democratic commitments contained in the OSCE’s 1990 Copenhagen Document.
Deploying of election observation missions has been an important part of OSCE’s activities since 1993. The OSCE PA has observed elections in Moldova since 1994.
For more information, please contact:
Heljo Pikhof +372 511 9637
Kersti Sarapuu +372 503 9113
Riigikogu Press Service
Merilin Kruuse
+372 631 6592; +372 510 6179
merilin.kruuse@riigikogu.ee
Questions: press@riigikogu.ee
Link uudisele: Pikhof and Sarapuu observe presidential elections in Moldova
Source: Parliament of Estonia