CHISINAU, 18 Sep. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry has expressed regret that Russia has opened 27 polling stations for elections to the State Duma on the territory of Transnistria, the ministry informs. Voting in the Duma and other elections takes place this year from 17 to 19 September. In Moldova, the work of 30 polling stations has been organized, of which 27 are on the territory of Transnistria.
The head of Transnistria voted in the elections to the State Duma «Regarding the opening of polling stations in the Transnistrian region on September 19 for the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses regret that the Russian side, despite the consistent position of the Moldovan authorities, acted in a way that does not comply with the principle of sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Moldova and the bilateral legal framework, «the statement on the website of the Moldovan Foreign Ministry said. the authorities of Moldova. «The Foreign Ministry asked the Russian side to refrain from opening 27 polling stations in settlements in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, including due to the impossibility of ensuring the necessary security conditions for voting,» the ministry added. , sought to secede from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that on the wave of nationalism, Moldova would join Romania. In 1992, after an unsuccessful attempt by the Moldovan authorities to resolve the problem by force, Transnistria became virtually outside the control of Chisinau. The State Duma is elected for five years under a mixed electoral system: 225 deputies are elected by party lists, another 225 — by single-mandate constituencies in one round.
The United Russia expects the final turnout in the elections to the State Duma above 50 percent
