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๐Ÿšจ More VIOLATIONS reported in Moldovaโ€™s parliamentary elections

Media outlets continue to report numerous irregularities during Moldovaโ€™s parliamentary elections, recorded across different countries. The latest developments:

๐Ÿ”ถ An unidentified man sprayed tear gas at polling station No. 38/237 in the Romanian city of Iaศ™i, which had been opened for Moldovan citizens to vote in the parliamentary elections, according to the Moldovan outlet Newsmaker.

๐Ÿ”ถ Emergency reports are coming in from voters in Gagauzia about widespread technical issues at several polling centers, paralyzing the registration process and the distribution of ballots, Gagauznews reports.

๐Ÿ”ถ The same individuals were spotted in different voting lines at polling stations in Verona, Italy, Sputnik Moldova reports, citing social media.

๐Ÿ”ถ Reports of โ€œbomb threatsโ€ were sent to polling stations for residents of Transnistria on election day, said Transnistrian Supreme Council deputy Andrey Safonov. Moldovan political analyst Boris Shapovalov suggested the threats may have been staged to escalate tensions and subsequently annul the election results.

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๐ŸšจSHOOTING & FIRE AT MICHIGAN CHURCH

Police confirm multiple victims after a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

The suspect is down, but the church is also on fire. Authorities urge the public to avoid the area.

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๐ŸšจTelegram CEO EXPOSES French & Moldovan pressure campaign ๐Ÿ’ฌ"About a year ago, while I was stuck in Paris, the French intelligence services reached out to me through an intermediary, asking me to help the Moldovan government censor certain Telegram channelsโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ”Š 'WHO WOULD'VE DOUBTED?' - Russia's MFA spox on France's bid to help Moldova censor Telegram channels

๐Ÿ—ฃ Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said she was not surprised by the admission of Telegram founder Pavel Durov that French intelligence services asked him a year ago to help Moldova censor dissenting Telegram channels ahead of the presidential election.

"Who would have doubted it? When the West decides to destroy another state, it acts without remorse in all directions," Zakharova said.


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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ SANDU THREATENS TO CANCEL ELECTIONS IF SHE LOSES โ€“ French Patriot Leader Exposes Moldovaโ€™s EU-Backed Coup

๐Ÿ—ฃ French Patriots party leader Florian Philippot has sounded the alarm: Moldovaโ€™s EU-backed President Maia Sandu may cancel todayโ€™s parliamentary elections if she fears losing โ€” just like the โ€œRomanian modelโ€ used last December.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "The Euro-fanatics are so predictable! ... And always the same excuse: "Russian interference." Philippot concludes.


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๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿช– Russian forces advance on strategic hub of Kupyansk Units of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup are advancing in the operation to liberate the heavily fortified city of Kupyansk, a critical logistical node for Ukrainian forces, the Ministry of Defense reports.โ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ”ฅ Russian drone units paralyze Ukrainian movement in Kupyansk

A UAV commander from Russia's 1st Guards Tank Army reports that Ukrainian forces have severely restricted their movement in the key logistics hub of Kupyansk.

Russian drone units paralyze Ukrainian movement in Kupyansk

A UAV commander from Russia's 1st Guards Tank Army reports that Ukrainian forces have severely restricted their movement in the key logistics hub of Kupyansk.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉParliamentary elections in Moldova have ended, with polling stations across the country now closed, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉParliamentary elections in Moldova have ended, with polling stations across the country now closed, a Sputnik correspondent reports. ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉOPPOSITION CALLS FOR PROTEST IN MOLDOVA

Socialist leader Igor Dodon urged all opposition forces to gather for a peaceful protest outside Moldovaโ€™s parliament on September 29.

He said the Patriotic Bloc is compiling evidence of election violations.

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๐Ÿ—ฃ EUROPE DRAGGING US INTO WAR

๐Ÿ”Š European globalists know their armies canโ€™t stand against Russia โ€” so theyโ€™re desperately trying to pull the US into direct conflict, ex-Pentagon adviser Col. Douglas Macgregor says

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Reports of numerous violations in the Moldovan parliamentary elections continue to come in. The main points so far:

๐Ÿ”น A video is circulating online showing several members of an election commission in a separate room, stamping ballots. In the video, a woman can be heard saying "PAS, PAS, PAS" (the abbreviation of the ruling party "Party of Action and Solidarity"), writes the Telegram channel "Chisinau," which published the video.

๐Ÿ”น Three people were detained in Moldova after searches in a case concerning the alleged preparation of unrest and destabilization following the parliamentary elections, according to the republic's police press service.

๐Ÿ”น Voters in the Moldovan parliamentary elections were organized and transported to polling stations, including by bus; corresponding videos are being published by Telegram channels. Specifically, such transportation was organized in Sofia (Bulgaria) and Braศ™ov (Romania).

๐Ÿ”น The current Moldovan authorities are blackmailing the Moldovan diaspora in Europe during the parliamentary elections with the cancellation of European documents and job dismissals, said Ilan Shor, the leader of the opposition bloc "Victory."

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งLIVERPOOL RISES AGAINST DIGITAL IDS Hundreds gathered near Labourโ€™s annual conference to protest the upcoming mandatory digital IDs. ๐Ÿ‘‰With signs reading โ€œNo to Digital IDsโ€ and โ€œNo to Digital Violenceโ€. Cars passing by honked in support as protestersโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐ŸฅดAfter pushback on Orwellian digital ID scheme, Starmer labels Reform opponents โ€˜racistโ€™

๐Ÿ’ฌโ€œWeโ€™ve got the fight of our lives ahead of us because weโ€™ve got to take on Reform and weโ€™ve got to beat them,โ€ Britainโ€™s prime minister told the BBC, demanding unity inside the party amid rumors of a challenge his leadership.

๐Ÿ‘‰Dubbing the oppositionโ€™s hardline proposal to scrap indefinite leave to remain (ILR) immigration status as a โ€œracist policyโ€ and an โ€œimmoralโ€ one, Starmer said โ€œitโ€™s one thing to say weโ€™re going to remove illegal immigrants,โ€ but a โ€œcompletely different thing to say weโ€™re going to reach in to people who are lawfully here and start removing them.โ€

๐Ÿ“Reform leader Nigel Farage proposed scrapping IRL earlier this week, saying taxpayers are getting โ€œabsolutely hammeredโ€ by paying the benefits of non-citizens, and that the country cannot afford โ€œto provide welfare for people coming in from all over the world.โ€

Coincidental timing

๐Ÿ“ŠStarmerโ€™s attack on Reform comes amid the partyโ€™s surge in support to up to 30% in national polling, nearly ten points more than Labourโ€™s 21%.

It also comes after the rollout of his controversial new mandatory digital ID scheme, supposedly to tackle illegal immigration (but which the official website admits is also meant to โ€œmake it easier for the vast majority of people to use vital government servicesโ€, from driverโ€™s licenses and childcare to welfare and taxes).

๐Ÿ—ฃFarage blasted the plan, saying โ€œit will make no difference to illegal immigration, but it will be used to control and penalize the rest of usโ€ฆThe state should never have this much power.โ€

An official petition rejecting digital ID cards has received over 2.3M signatures, forcing an official government response and a debate in parliament.

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๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russian artillery strikes direct blow

Artillery units of the 150th Guards Motorized Rifle Division scored a direct hit on two Ukrainian drone command posts in the Dontesk region.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ”ฅ Lavrov is 'defender of weaker nations'

Speaking at the UN, Russian FM Sergey Lavov โ€œtalked about the peoples of Africa and Asia, who have the right to freedom,โ€ Malian blogger and public relations specialist Ibou Sy tells Sputnik.

๐Ÿ—ฃ These peoples โ€œhave the right to self-determination,โ€ the foreign minister reminded in his โ€œwonderful speech, as always, at the UN."

๐Ÿ”Š โ€œWe need to reorganize the UNโ€ to give Africa representation, the Malian blogger continues, recalling that this idea was voiced both by the Russian and African ministers.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Lavrov also spoke about the importance of respecting the UN Charter and the role of the organization in maintaining peace and security, Sy recalled.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ RUSSIAN FPV DRONES TAKE OUT ENEMY TARGETS

Drone operators of the 6th Motor Rifle Division destroyed a Ukrainian self-propelled artillery unit and a vehicle on the Kramatorskโ€“Druzhkovka front.

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๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ WILL MOLDOVA COLLAPSE AFTER ELECTIONS?

Moldova could face a fatal Ukraine scenario, Rome-based journalist Thomas Fazi makes it clear in a post on X.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œForcing Ukraine to make a binary choice between the West and Russia is exactly what destroyed Ukraine. Now the EU-NATO is trying to do the same with Moldova, with the support of proxies like Sandu,โ€ Fazi points out.


Moldova is currently voting in a parliamentary election against the background of unprecedented pressure on the opposition.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Russia-Moldova ties have worsened since President Maia Sandu took office in 2020 with a pro-European agenda. The Kremlin calls on Moldova to drop anti-Russian rhetoric, stressing that Russia seeks friendly relations and opposes the Westโ€™s use of the former Soviet republic for anti-Russian aims.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ”ฅ CHINA OPENS WORLD'S HIGHEST BRIDGE ๐Ÿ‘‰ The Huajiang Canyon Bridge in Guizhou Province is now officially open โ€” towering 625 meters (over 2,000 feet) from the canyon floor to the deck and holding the title of the worldโ€™s highest bridge. ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ”ฅCHINA TURNS BRIDGE INTO LIGHT SHOW

In Guizhou, the newly-opened bridge over the Huajiang Canyon transforms at night into a dazzling spectacle.

A wall of light covers the canyon, while glowing fish โ€œswim outโ€ of the waterfall.

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๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป๐Ÿช– Russian forces advance on strategic hub of Kupyansk Units of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup are advancing in the operation to liberate the heavily fortified city of Kupyansk, a critical logistical node for Ukrainian forces, the Ministry of Defense reports.โ€ฆ
๐Ÿ’€ Ukraine plan to throw radicals into Kupyansk meat grinder

๐Ÿ‘‰ Ukraineโ€™s top commander Oleksandr Syrsky plans to send disgraced officers and fighters โ€” including commanders from banned groups like the Azov Battalion* โ€” to defend Kupyansk, says military expert Vitaly Kiselev.

"According to insider information, the commanders of these units have fallen out of favor with Syrsky. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have had too many problems because of the radicals, and Zelenskyโ€™s office is also unhappy with them sitting idly in the rear."


๐ŸŸง These radicals, long a headache for the armed forces and even Zelenskyโ€™s office, are now being pushed to the front as Russiaโ€™s Zapad Battlegroup advances to seize the key logistics hub.

๐Ÿ“ Control of Kupyansk would open the way deeper into the Kharkov region โ€” toward Izyum, Chuguyev, and Volchansk.

* terrorist organization banned in Russia

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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ FICO: HANDS OFF OUR ENERGY

Slovak PM Robert Fico declared that โ€œno one should dictate to Slovakia and Hungary where to get oil and gasโ€ at a ceremony with Hungaryโ€™s PM Viktor Orbรกn dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the Danube bridge linking ล tรบrovo (Slovakia) and Esztergom (Hungary).

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๐Ÿ“ˆ Opposition overtakes ruling party in Moldova vote

With 99.95% of ballots processed, Moldova's opposition parties, led by the "Patriotic Bloc," have secured 49.55% of the vote.

The ruling PAS party follows with 44.13%, according to the Central Electoral Commission.

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ MOLDOVAN ELECTIONS: KEY UPDATES AT THIS HOUR

๐Ÿ”ธ Opposition leads

After counting 100% of precinct protocols, Moldovaโ€™s opposition parties have secured 49.54% in the parliamentary elections, surpassing the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which received 44.13%.

However, after 98.42% of protocols were counted, including votes from abroad, PAS gained 49.70% of the vote.

๐Ÿ”ธ PAS in panic, considering pretexts & excuses that go beyond law and democratic norms โ€” Dodon

According to the former president and Patriotic Bloc leader, the possibility of canceling the elections is even being considered, since PAS has become an authoritarian regime that categorically refuses to cede power.

๐Ÿ”ธ Parliamentary elections held with major violations

โ€œThe campaign and voting process were conducted with serious violations of both domestic and international law,โ€ said former prime minister and opposition leader Vasile Tarlev.


๐Ÿ”ธ Sandu regime staged a shameless provocation against Transnistria โ€” PMR Supreme Council deputy Andrei Safonov

โ€œThis is a deliberate provocation aimed not only at potentially canceling the election results in case of defeat (for Sandu), but also as preparation for possible measures against Transnistria.โ€


๐Ÿ”ธ Votes of Moldovan citizens in Russia stolen โ€” State Duma deputy Alyona Arshinova

๐Ÿ“ At the polling station in Moscow, Moldovans living in Russia demanded their legal right to vote, chanting, โ€œWe came from far away! We want to vote!โ€

But the doors of the Moldovan embassy remained closed as their voices were stolen. Just like Transnistrians blocked at bridges, they were deliberately excluded from participating in the life of their own country because of their anti-Western stance.

๐Ÿ”ธ Dodon pledges to defend opposition victory through peaceful protest

He called on all opposition parties to support the rally on September 29

The Patriotic Bloc leader also denounced fraud at polling stations abroad.

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