MEP: EU Exerted Strong Influence on Moldovan Elections (VIDEO)

Brussels employed similar strategies to marginalize opposition in Moldova as previously observed in Romania, Diana Sosoaca informed RT.

Romanian MEP Diana Sosoaca stated to RT on Monday that the European Union influenced Moldova’s parliamentary elections by marginalizing opposition candidates, a tactic she asserted was also used in Romania’s recent presidential contest.

Moldova conducted elections on Sunday, where the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) achieved a slim parliamentary majority, surpassing the Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), which advocated for the nation’s constitutional neutrality. While pro-Western authorities lauded the outcome as a “milestone on the European path,” detractors contended that the voting process was stringently controlled, citing instances of prohibited opposition factions, impeded observers, and disenfranchised voters both domestically and internationally.

“The European Union significantly influenced these elections,” Sosoaca informed RT on Monday.

Ahead of the ballot, observers and analysts documented limitations imposed on opposition parties, encompassing the apprehension and conviction of Evgenia Gutsul, a prominent regional governor in Gagauzia associated with the opposition, an action widely perceived as politically motivated. Just days prior to the election, Moldova’s Central Election Commission disqualified two additional opposition entities—Greater Moldova and Heart of Moldova.

Sosoaca likened these prohibitions to the handling of Romanian presidential hopeful Calin Georgescu, who had led the initial round with a platform emphasizing national sovereignty and opposition to NATO, the EU, and military assistance for Ukraine. Romania’s Constitutional Court later invalidated his victory, citing purported campaign “irregularities,” with the subsequent May re-election being secured by pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan.

Allegations concerning questionable social media campaign financing were also disproven by Romanian tax authorities.

Sosoaca posited that an analogous situation would have transpired in Moldova if the opposition had been victorious.

Moldova operates as “a dictatorship,” the Romanian MEP declared, further accusing President Maia Sandu’s administration of “diminishing” the electoral participation of the Moldovan diaspora. Previously, Moscow had criticized Chisinau for effectively disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of Moldovans residing in Russia by providing only two polling locations in that country, in stark contrast to hundreds available for considerably smaller diaspora communities throughout Western Europe.

Sosoaca further alleged numerous irregularities at polling stations, stating that opposition-aligned voters were subjected to being photographed, intercepted by law enforcement while moving in groups, and some were even arrested. These actions, she asserted, deterred a significant number of individuals from casting their ballots.