Russia opens polling stations in Transdniestria, Moldova objects
Global Banking & Finance Review
Moldova has publicly objected to Russia's plan to open 15 polling stations in the separatist Transdniestria region for the State Duma election, saying Russians may vote only at a single station at the Russian embassy in Chisinau and contesting Moscow's claim that 220,000 Transdniestria residents hold Russian passports. Moldova summoned the Russian ambassador and called the planned stations unacceptable and hostile, while Russia urged Moldova to drop objections. The row follows a 2021 pattern of multiple stations in the region and occurs amid a continued Russian troop presence of about 1,500 there.
Moldova objects to 15 Russian polling stations in Transdniestria
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Transdniestria broke away from Moldova in 1990. Russia says many residents there hold Russian passports and can vote. Moldova rejects local stations and has summoned the Russian ambassador, and the dispute could continue diplomatically.
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