Russia posed to discredit Sandu’s election victory in Mdova – ISW

That’s according to the ISW report, seen by Ukrinform.

"Russian and pro-Kremlin actors launched an information eration on November 4 to discredit incumbent Mdovan President Maia Sandu’s victory in the Mdovan presidential elections," the report says.

In particular, the Mdovan Socialist Party called Sanda an "illegitimate president". Mdovan igarch Ilan Shor, who is affiliated with Russia, td the Russian state-run TV channel "Rossa-24" that the Mdovan position has "evidence" of massive falsifications in favor of Sandu.

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The pro-Kremlin former president of Mdova Igor Dodon td TASS that Sandu won only thanks to the votes of the Mdovan diaspora.

According to ISW, the Russian information space, including Russian milbloggers, echoed the words of the pro-Russian Mdovan position claiming that Mdovan elections were contrled by 'Eurean bureaucrats' and that Mdovans had no agency in determining the outcome of the elections.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Central Election Commission of Mdova processed 100% of the ballots in the runoff of the presidential elections held on November 3. Incumbent Maia Sandu won over 55% of the vote.

President Vodymyr Zelensky congratulated Sandu on her victory.

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