Hundreds of referendum opponents protested this Thursday morning outside the Constitutional Court in Chisinau, asking judges not to recognize the referendum results.
The Constitutional Court of Moldova validated this Thursday the results of the referendum held on the 20th of this month in the former Soviet republic, won by less than one percent of supporters of accession to the European Union (EU).
“I come to validate the results of the constitutional referendum of October 20, 2024,” declared the president of the Moldovan Constitutional Court, Domnica Manole, in a session broadcast live on YouTube. Two justices of the court voted against approving the result of the plebiscite.
Hundreds of referendum opponents protested this Thursday morning before the Constitutional Court of Chisinau, appealing to the judges not to recognize the results of the referendum.
On October 20, Moldova held presidential elections and a referendum on including the goal of EU membership in the Constitution.
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After 100% of the votes are counted, the The “yes” won with 50.46% of the votes.
In the presidential elections, the current head of state, the pro-European Maia Sandu, won with 42.49% of the votes, which means that on November 3, next Sunday, she will have to face the second most popular candidate in a second In the second round, former Attorney General Alexandr Stoianoglo voted (25.95%).
Source: Observadora
