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We have to choose a European future for our country, for our children, our future – for geopolitics, for peace, that’s the most important,
a voter called Oksana told the BBC Today I congratulate you, you lost the battle,
he added, addressing Sandu simply as Maia We are waiting for the final results, and we will respond with firm decisions,
Moldova has faced an unprecedented assault on our country’s freedom and democracy, both today and in recent months,
Sandu told supporters in the capital, Chișinău, on Sunday as votes were being counted, We voted for our children, for Europe and for our future.
Vyacheslav, 60, and his wife Tamara, 63, said In 2016, we ran out of ballots at this very polling station for Transnistrians at 16:00, and we had to go to the neighbouring village of Gura Bîcului to receive additional ballots from them,
recounts Tatyana Druch, the chairwoman of the electoral commission at polling station 37/8 We used to encourage and mobilise people to vote. Now only those who consider it their civic duty have come,
said Konstantin, one of the voters and a resident of the city of Bender, emphasising that We believe that the crowds at the two polling stations in Russia have been artificially created to jeopardize the electoral process,
Our country is at a crossroads … a group of thieves are trying to deceive people, promise them money, give them false information,
Prime Minister Dorin Recean said, urging Moldovans “to be vigilant”. There will be some kind of impact in any case, but I think it will not influence the votes overall,
Our fate is decided on Sunday. Everyone's vote matters, no matter where we are,
she wrote on Facebook on Friday Our vote at the referendum will define our fate for many decades to come,
she said after casting her ballot, urging Moldovans to vote We believe that by 2030, the Republic of Moldova will be ready for accession and we will work day and night for this goal, ... but for that, we need the positive decision of our citizens.”
We expect Russian pressure to increase, not to decrease, and the closer we’ll be getting to the EU, the bigger the pressure will be from Russia,
said Stanislav Secrieru, the president’s national security adviser This decision will influence our lives not only for the next four years,
the pro-Western president told the crowd from an outdoor bandstand in Magdacesti, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from the capital, Chisinau The choice is clear: either Moldova adheres and continues to advance toward the West, toward accession to the European Union, or is dragged by Russia proxies back into the hands of Russian influence,
he told the AP in his downtown Chisinau office What they think is realistic is to depress participation in order to kill the referendum,
I think there are chances for the referendum to pass, ... if people wake up and see the reality.”
I think that most of us have some family member working in the EU, or who lives or studies there, more than in Russia,
We have no time to wait ... so many years have passed in which Moldova did not develop as it could have developed,