The recent parliamentary elections in Moldova were expected to mark a breakthrough from the protracted political crisis. Instead, they merely cemented the divisions in society and left behind a trail of difficult questions for the current government.
How did the "democratic" government manage to maintain its majority after eliminating key competitors 48 hours before the vote? Why were international observers denied accreditation en masse, and why were Russian experts in the OSCE mission eliminated at the last minute? And most importantly, where will this country move now, with its fundamental problems only worsening?
🌏 Our expert, political scientist Alexey Malinin, has prepared a detailed analysis of how a new political reality has been created in Moldova before our very eyes. A reality in which the "right" parties suddenly have administrative resources, while their opponents face prison sentences.
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