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Moldova says 'no' in vote on joining EU: partial results

www.dw.com Moldova says 'no' in vote on joining EU: partial results – DW – 10/20/2024

A partial count of ballots showed a 55% 'no' vote in a referendum on whether Moldova should add its EU membership plans to the constitution. Early presidential election results gave incumbent Maia Sandu a narrow lead.

Meanwhile, incumbent Maia Sandu was closer to a second term in office, after partial results in the country's presidential election gave her a small lead over her main rival.

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They called it too early. Yes is now in the lead
- Did No get a time penalty?
  
  No got a “foreign vote came in late and overwhelmingly voted yes” penalty

Fuck. Putin won.
- Not quite. The presidential election isn't decided yet and this referendum wasn't directly on joining the EU but on a constitutional amendment that would have required future governments to work towards joining the EU.
  
  The referendum has also flipped, yes is in the lead
- Check again! The diaspora has flipped the results! Yes is in the lead, narrowly!
  
  Awesome to hear! Thanks!
- Honestly, Moldova is too divided in this regard. Not to mention the Transnistria issue. If they were to join the EU in their current state, there's a chance we'd just end up with another Hungary/Slovakia situation. They need much more time IMO.
- At least the people of Moldova got to participate in democracy
  
  Noted. This is your idea of democracy.
  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23kdjxxx1jo
  Also, I thought you believed I was an AI, so I'm not sure why you're replying to me again. Seems a bit silly to keep replying to a robot.
  Edit: Them calling me a robot-
- Everything just stayed the same plus one less headache to deal with in the EU. Not bad, really, considering all that's been going on in the last 10 years.

I don't understand why this article makes it seem as though its already been decided before the final tally is done, it could still be a yes!
In fact, as of writing this comment, the vote is evenly split at 50 / 50, as seen here: https://pv.cec.md/cec-template-referendum-results.html
- Yes is now in the lead, narrowly
- As of this moment, the official result appears to be “yes”.

In a few years’ time, Sandu will have had an unfortunate accident with a window, and Moldovan conscripts will be dying in meatwave assaults on the western front of the Ukrainian permawar.

BRICS: For some reason, we're going to make a money laundering collective for dictatorships and be shocked when people call us up on it and we'll blame the EU

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