Moldova presidential election - 1st November 2019

[Keep Calm and ...]

Sandu is in front

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1328052555327414273

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1328054394806472704

[RGM2609]

Exit polls were way off in the first round, so I would not guarantee anything based on this. However, a Dodon victory would be a shock at this point.

[Astatine]

Sandu is in front

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1328052555327414273

https://twitter.com/EuropeElects/status/1328054394806472704

OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH  YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!

[RGM2609]

First results are expected to come by the top of the hour, however Moldova always has a red mirage in the reporting, with pro-Russian parties always winning at first. If Dodon begins the night at anything under 57-58%, he is toast.

[RGM2609]

84.2% precincts reporting - Maia Sandu 51.6%, Igor Dodon 48.4%

It is over.

[PSOL]

Huh, well looks like Transnistria might get invaded soon

[Keep Calm and ...]

Comisia Electorală Centrală
https://pv.cec.md/cec-template-presidential-results.html

[RGM2609]

95.2% of the precincts reporting, and Maia Sandu is leading with 52.2%, with the rest expecting to go in her favor by North Korean margins. On her part, Sandu has already claimed victory. Moldovan outlets do not do calls, but if they did, this would have been called a long time ago.

[RGM2609]

It remains to be seen what happens with the actual government, as the Presidency is above all a powerless position on its own. Right now, the Ion Chicu Government, controlled by Igor Dodon, has been functioning as a minority government for months now and right now is only supported by PSRM. Maia Sandu could call for snap elections, a scenario complicated by the pandemic, or Dodon could ensure the survival of this government even outside of office if he manages to convince other parties to join it. However, a political crisis is possible, even likely, in a country that has seen plenty of them already and with urgent issues to be solved.

[Lord Halifax]

She's at 56.54% with 25 precincts left. Impressive.

[PSOL]

It’s going to be odd to see them duke it out after just a little while ago Dodon and Sandu skewered the Democrats together.

[RGM2609]

100% is in, Maia Sandu won with 57.8% and 940k votes against Igor Dodon with 42.2% and 690k votes. This is not exactly a landslide, but given Sandu was running against an incumbent President who controls the government, it is a very impressive victory.

[Karpatsky]

Huh, well looks like Transnistria might get invaded soon

By whom? What makes you say this?

[PSOL]

Huh, well looks like Transnistria might get invaded soon

By whom? What makes you say this?

A coalition around Moldova or Ukraine, considering that now there’s two pro-NATO governments bordering it and finally ridding it would make geopolitical sense. I doubt Russian nationalists would care about it, and it’s too far to properly defend.

[RGM2609]

Huh, well looks like Transnistria might get invaded soon

By whom? What makes you say this?

A coalition around Moldova or Ukraine, considering that now there’s two pro-NATO governments bordering it and finally ridding it would make geopolitical sense. I doubt Russian nationalists would care about it, and it’s too far to properly defend.

There is a literal Russian army stationed there. Not to mention, Sandu is a pragmatist, not an anti-Russian fanatic, and why would Ukraine even help invading it? I don't think anyone in Moldova seriously suggested an invasion.

[PSOL]

Huh, well looks like Transnistria might get invaded soon

By whom? What makes you say this?

A coalition around Moldova or Ukraine, considering that now there’s two pro-NATO governments bordering it and finally ridding it would make geopolitical sense. I doubt Russian nationalists would care about it, and it’s too far to properly defend.

There is a literal Russian army stationed there. Not to mention, Sandu is a pragmatist, not an anti-Russian fanatic, and why would Ukraine even help invading it? I don't think anyone in Moldova seriously suggested an invasion.

I did not know that, thanks for setting the record straight.

[Astatine]

https://visegradinsight.eu/what-will-change-for-moldova/

This article is worth reading. Outlines well how Sandu won and how her presidency could look like.