"Diaspora writes history!" – A record number of 300,000 Moldovans vote abroad

In the presidential runoff, more than 300,000 Moldovans living abroad cast their votes by 20:00, establishing a new record. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popșoi expressed his gratitude on social media, praising the mobilization of citizens outside the country. He encouraged those who have yet to vote to make their way to the polls.

Radio Moldova and Moldova 1 TV will broadcast, live, the press statements by Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo after the closing of the polling stations

The two presidential candidates - Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo - will give press statements starting at 21:00. The public TV station, Moldova 1 TV, and the national radio station, Radio Moldova, will broadcast live the statements of the two candidates in the runoff.

Prime Minister Dorin Recean: "The Government is prepared to address destabilization attempts"

In a social media post, he emphasized that the government is working closely with authorities in every country where polling stations are located to ensure the safety of both the voting process and the voters. This statement came following reports of hoax bomb alerts at several polling stations abroad. "As I anticipated, the attacks persist. The perpetrators fear you, which is why they've resorted to issuing hoax bomb alerts in multiple overseas polling locations," said Recean.

Sandu's message to the diaspora following the hoax bomb threat: "Thieves fear you. Do not be afraid. Keep voting."

The candidate from the Action and Solidarity Party for the presidency delivered an important message to the diaspora after several polling stations abroad were subjected to hoax bomb threats. Maia Sandu encourages Moldovans to vote with courage, stating in a video posted on social media, "Thieves are afraid of you."

Polling station in the United Arab Emirates runs out of ballot papers. How many Moldovans voted

The polling station in the United Arab Emirates ran out of ballot papers. At polling station no. 38/24 in Abu Dhabi, all 500 distributed ballot papers were exhausted by 18:55 local time, as reported by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

Hoax bomb threat at four polling stations abroad. Ministry of Foreign Affairs reacts

Hoax bomb threat at four polling stations abroad. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these are the polling stations in Frankfurt, Germany and Liverpool, Northampton, Great Britain.

Over 50% of voters cast their votes by 6:00 p.m. The most active voters are the elderly

The voter turnout rate surpassed 50% by 6:00 p.m. By this time, about 1,543,530 citizens voted, representing more than 50% of those registered on the electoral rolls. Additionally, over 264,000 voters abroad cast their votes. For comparison, during the first round of the presidential elections, the turnout at the same hour was slightly above 45%.

Over 250 provisional identity cards, issued by ASP on the day of the elections

The Public Services Agency (ASP) issued a total of 251 provisional identity cards by noon, between 07:00 and 13:00, along with 973 previously made-up identity cards. We remind you that, the ASP operates under special working hours on the day of the elections.

First polling stations in the diaspora have closed. Cases of vote-buying - recorded and documented in the Republic of Moldova

The polling stations open to Moldovans in Japan and China have closed, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced in the press conference at 16:00. In all, 127 Moldovan citizens voted in the two countries. Meanwhile, the first polling stations in the United States of America opened "without impediments". The electoral authority announces that the diaspora is voting massively in this election as well. Thus, by 4:00 p.m., over 200 thousand Moldovans abroad voted.

voteaza.md website, the target of a cyber attack

According to their statement, the site experienced a temporary disruption in availability due to a DDoS attack (a method of artificially overloading servers with multiple simultaneous requests), which resulted in access difficulties and slow response times for users. STISC specialists have since identified and neutralized the threat, ensuring that data integrity remained intact.

Authorities investigate cases of organised transportation of voters to polling stations

Authorities are currently investigating instances of organized voter transportation to polling stations, both within the Republic of Moldova and internationally, particularly from Russia to Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, to influence voter turnout. The General Police Inspectorate and the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) have highlighted these irregularities following the emergence of photos on social media depicting groups of Moldovans being transported to polling locations. Citizens are encouraged to report such cases to the 112 emergency service as part of efforts to safeguard the integrity of the electoral process and ensure that votes remain free from external influence.

Traffic on the Rîbnița-Rezina bridge was stopped because of a person who has a suspicious box

Traffic on the Rîbnița-Rezina connecting bridge is stopped, on the grounds that in the flow of people there is a person who does not cooperate with the police and holds a suspicious box and refuses to reveal its content.