INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Moldovan authorities of blocking thousands of Moldovans living in Russia from enacting Sundays
governmental election and questioned the legitimacy of the results.We can objectively examine these elections by noting that hundreds of
countless Moldovans who live in the Russian Federation were not given the possibility to vote, Peskov told reporters.A significant part of
the countrys population lacked the chance to vote, unlike Moldovan citizens operating in European countries, he included
These elections were neither democratic nor fair.Moldovan President Maia Sandu won a 2nd term on Sunday in an election marked by accusations
of Russian disturbance and voter fraud
Sandu beat her opponent, previous Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, who was backed by the Moscow-friendly Party of Socialists.Sundays
voter turnout went beyond that of the preliminary on Oct
20, which accompanied a referendum asking voters whether to specify EU accession as a nationwide objective
The referendum gone by a narrow margin.Following her success, Sandu said Moldova had actually dealt with an extraordinary attack by hostile
forces from outside the nation during the election period.Peskovs talk about Tuesday echoed accusations by Moldovas Party of Socialists,
which claimed that voting irregularities and a limited variety of polling stations for Moldovans in Russia spoiled the election.Maia Sandu
is an invalid president, acknowledged just by her sponsors and fans abroad
The people of Moldova feel betrayed and robbed, the party said in a statement.Meanwhile, Russias Foreign Ministry accused the West of
blatant disturbance in the election and Moldovan authorities of performing unmatched repression against the opposition.When inquired about
Moscows relations with Moldova after Sandus win, Peskov questioned her legitimacy as president and showed stretched future relations.She is
not the president of her country since most of the population did not elect her, Peskov said
We are speaking about an extremely divided society.As for Moldovas present management, it will likely continue its work without showing
interest in developing good relations with Russia
On the contrary, they were the initiators of scaling back cooperation and organizing pressure on our media, he added.In early October,
Moldovan authorities apprehended hundreds in connection with an extraordinary vote-buying scheme linked to fugitive entrepreneur Ilan Shor,
Police said millions of dollars were funneled from Russia to voters to sway the election and referendum.AFP contributed reporting.
