Moldova is facing an unprecedented disinformation campaign led by Russia ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday, September 28, the European Commission said today.
"This is not the first time that Russia has resorted to classic tactics of manipulation and disinformation, but today it is going much further," warned European Commission spokeswoman Anita Hipper.
She said Moscow was "deeply interfering in the election process."
Sunday's elections are seen as crucial for the future of the former Soviet republic of 2,5 million people, which gained independence in 1991. It faces deepening ties with the European Union, for which it is a candidate, or returning to Russian influence.
For now, most polls show that the pro-European party of President Maja Sandu, which has been in power since 2021, is in the lead.
Sandu condemned the Kremlin's "unprecedented interference" in the elections, with "hundreds of millions of euros" invested in vote buying and disinforming voters.
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