{"id":1226125,"date":"2025-09-28T16:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1226125"},"modified":"2025-09-28T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:10:29","slug":"elections-in-moldova-overseas-polling-stations-are-being-massively-mined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/elections-in-moldova-overseas-polling-stations-are-being-massively-mined\/","title":{"rendered":"Elections in Moldova: overseas polling stations are being massively \u201cmined\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At a number of overseas polling stations for Moldova\u2019s parliamentary elections on Sunday, reports were received of alleged bomb threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mfa.gov.md\/posts\/pfbid0Jnh5Y1hRk8AyLjx2YhMXTUJAeA1N9WSPUzQMCWkvGcExVzYRL1deir4mpMtbeWwcl\">reported <\/a>by the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the MFA, such reports concerned polling stations in Brussels, Rome, Genoa, Bucharest, Asheville in the United States, and Alicante in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bomb threats began exactly as the authorities had previously warned \u2014 that this would happen as part of the Russian Federation\u2019s interference in the electoral process in the Republic of Moldova,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry added that Moldovan authorities were prepared for such a scenario and are cooperating with other states \u201cto ensure that the electoral process is not disrupted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cElection monitoring cameras installed at polling stations are functioning and keeping watch over electoral materials to ensure they remain intact until the voting process resumes,\u201d the MFA of Moldova added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parliamentary elections in Moldova on September 28 are considered decisive for the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, reports emerged of a series of election interference campaigns organized by Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, there were also reports of a cyberattack on Moldova\u2019s electoral infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/parliamentary-elections-begin-in-moldova-crucial-for-the-country-s-course\/\">Parliamentary elections begin in Moldova, crucial for the country\u2019s course<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a number of overseas polling stations for Moldova\u2019s parliamentary elections on &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1226126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,36415,36422],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1226125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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