Most of the residents of Transnistria who take part in the elections held on the Moldovan-administered territory most of the times do not vote consciously because they are not informed, Ion Manole, head of “Promo-Lex” Association, stated in the talk show “Place for dialog” on the public station Radio Moldova, IPN reports.
“The electoral competitors are unable to campaign on the left side of the Nistru. The people do not have access to information sources in Chisinau and cannot know the candidates. Tiraspol should accept the election runners from Chisinau too and should not allow only those from Moscow to campaign,” stated Ion Manole.
He considers that by blocking access to information, the Transnistrian administration is trying to maintain the separatist regime. “The Moldovan authorities are tolerant. I regret that the people from there still believe in promises. They once believed that Transnistria would be transformed into a Soviet Switzerland. The situation worsens in the region because Moscow allocates less money after the annexation of Crimea and owing to the decline in oil prices,” said the head of “Promo-Lex”.
The Moldovan authorities intend to establish more polling places in Transnistria for the October 30 presidential elections, but only in the Moldovan-administered communities.
