Everyone knows that the votes in Transnistria are bought and there are proofs and reports showing that the elections there are rigged. In the November 1 elections, the vote of the Transnistrians had a smaller, but yet significant influence, Vadim Pistrinciuc, executive director of the Institute for Strategic Policies and Initiatives, stated in IPN’s public debate “First round of presidential elections 2020: lessons learned and lessons to be learned”.
The expert said the non-solving of the problem of voter corruption, organized transportation of voters from Transnistria will arouse considerable dissatisfaction among other voters. “The people will not want 30,000 voters from Transnistrian to decide their fate every time and with evidence of vote buying,” he stated, noting a very serious approach is needed and the institutions should have a reaction in this regard because they have bigger possibilities of conducting investigations for providing responses.
Vadim Pistrinciuc considers the elections this year were different from other elections, while the parties in Moldova are rather innovative. “If you compare our elections with elections in more developed countries, you will see that the electoral technologies, especially those used in the online sphere, are rather advanced. Earlier, this referred only to the large parties, but now we see that the parties with fewer resources also conduct rather smart campaigns with innovative elements,” he stated, noting the candidates had rather technologized campaigns, especially online.
The public debate “First round of presidential elections 2020: lessons learned and lessons to be learned” was the 158th installment of the series “Developing political culture through public debates” that is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.