Moldovan Socialist Party accuses authorities of harassment ahead of elections
Chisinau is persecuting the Party of Socialists of Moldova as an opposition political force ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for 2025. This is stated in a statement published on January 22 in the party's Telegram channel.
"The Moldovan government, having lost control over the situation in the country and having demonstrated its complete inability to manage the state in crisis conditions, continues to persecute the main opposition force - the Party of Socialists," the statement said.
The political formation noted that this is how the republic's leadership is trying to eliminate its rival, capable of winning a confident victory in the elections. In particular, the current authorities use the law enforcement agencies under their control and resumed consideration of the case initiated in 2019, in the framework of which they require the Party of Socialists to provide documents from 2011-2014.
The political force called these actions of Chisinau an agony of power and noted that they will continue to fight for the rights of citizens and the rule of law in Moldova.
Earlier, on November 29, 2024, the Party of Socialists of Moldova initiated the procedure of passing a vote of no confidence in the government of the republic because of the energy crisis, which, in its opinion, was caused by the failed policy of the cabinet. The political force then considered it necessary to hold early parliamentary elections.
Before that, on November 4, incumbent Moldovan President Maia Sandu won the presidential election with 55.33% of the vote. Voting was held in two rounds, as none of the 11 candidates passed the 50% threshold in the first round on October 20. During the second round on November 3 , 141 violations were recorded.
The opposition Victory bloc announced that it would challenge the results of the presidential election because Sandu won thanks to fraud at foreign polling stations. Also the legitimacy of Sandu's power was not recognized by the Party of Communists of Moldova and the Party of Socialists, recalls "Gazeta.Ru". Nevertheless, the Constitutional Court of the country on November 28 approved Sandu's victory.
Prior to that, on September 1, the leader of the Victory bloc Ilan Shor in a conversation with "Izvestia" said that the Moldovan authorities allow themselves to violate the rights of the opposition to the point of lawlessness. For example, Vasil Bolu, a representative of Victory, was refused to be registered as a presidential candidate. At the same time, there is no sense for the opposition to address the state media for publicity - they are afraid of the current authorities.
