“The low turnout of voters is alarming. The referendum outcome might not be validated,” the head of the Public Policy Institute Arcadie Barbarosie stated for Info-Prim Neo. According to him, the main reason for the poor turnout is the effective campaign aimed at boycotting the referendum carried out by the Communists Party. “Another reason why the people do not vote is that they are sick and tired of elections,” Arcadie Barbarosie said. According to the political analyst, another cause may be the fact that the people do not know much about referendums. ”To my mind, the Central Election Commission and the mass media did not properly explain what a referendum is,” he said By 12.45, the voter turnout in Moldova was 10.38% (275,333 voters).