Former Ukrainian presidential advisor Oleksiy Arestovich believes that Moldova will face risks if pro-Russian forces come to power in the country. As INFOTAG reports, he said this during a podcast on the Internet.

Prime Minister Dorin Recean expects citizens to vote honestly in the second round, November 3. He said this at the beginning of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, INFOTAG reports.

On Tuesday, the Superior Council of Magistracy (SCM) called in a press release on politicians and authorities to "respect the independence of justice."

The incumbent president and presidential candidate of the ruling Action and Solidarity (PAS) party, Maia Sandu, has said that the government is expected to be reshuffled by the end of this year. She said this during electoral debates on Moldova 1 TV channel on Monday evening, INFOTAG news agency reported.

Prosecutor General Ion Munteanu believes that “Moldova is facing an unprecedented challenge when the ‘criminal osprey’ uses all the tools of hybrid warfare to undermine the rule of law in the country.” He said this at a press conference on Monday.

The chairman of “Our Party” (OP), Renato Usatii, urged his supporters to “vote independently” in the second round of the Moldovan presidential election. He said this at a briefing on Monday.

During an election debate between candidates for the Moldovan presidency, incumbent President Maia Sandu called her counter-candidate a “Trojan horse” behind which Russia and fugitive oligarchs are behind. According to the INFOTAG news agency, Sandu said this in her opening remarks during a debate held Sunday morning at the Palace of the Republic.

Presidential candidate Alexandru Stoianoglo condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but believes that Moldova should not have joined the anti-Russian sanctions. The politician said this during an election debate on Sunday, the INFOTAG news agency reported.

The teams of the two presidential candidates have approved the regulations of the debates to be held on Sunday. As INFOTAG reports, this was announced by the head of the presidential staff Adrian Balutel in his telegram channel.

Moldovan presidential candidate Alexandru Stoianoglo met on Thursday with Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban to discuss a wide range of issues. According to INFOTAG, the mayor wrote on social media after the discussion that he “remains firmly committed to the development of Chisinau and Moldova on the path to European integration, presenting proposals for consideration and possible consideration in the future.”

Vasile Tarlev, former presidential candidate and chairman of the Future of Moldova party, has demanded a recount of votes in both the referendum and the presidential election. At a briefing on Wednesday, summarizing the results of the campaign, he called it “undemocratic.”

The head of the presidential administration, Adrian Balutel, has made new proposals regarding the organization of the debate for the second round between Maia Sandu and Alexandru Stoianoglo, amid “the boycott announced by many TV channels” because of the candidacy of journalist Gheorghe Gonta as moderator.

Moldovan presidential candidate Alexandru Stoianoglo has accused Maya Sandu's entourage of trying to avoid debates. According to INFOTAG, Stoianoglo wrote on social networks on Wednesday that “it is regrettable that once again a standard and obligatory part of any democratic contest - the public debate of election candidates - is at risk of being disrupted under new pretexts.”

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the results of the referendum and presidential elections in Moldova. As INFOTAG reports, macron wrote on social networks.

Vladimir Voronin, former president of Moldova and chairman of the Party of Communists, has promised to challenge the results of the referendum on European integration. He practically repeated the statement of fugitive oligarch Iilan Shor, who in Moscow also said that the result of the referendum will be challenged.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has released the preliminary election results after counting 100% of the voting protocols. According to INFOTAG, none of the 11 candidates won a majority of votes. In the second round of the presidential election went to the incumbent president Maia Sandu, who ran from the PAS party and former Prosecutor General Alexander Stoianoglo, who is supported by the Party of Socialists.

In the referendum on Moldova's European integration 50,38% answered “YES”, “NO” - 49,62%. As the news agency INFOTAG reports, these are the preliminary voting results published on the CEC website after processing 100% of the voting protocols.

On Sunday, 1,562,238 voters took part in the Moldovan presidential election, which is 51.67% of the number of voters included in the voting lists. As “INFOTAG” reports, this was announced at a briefing on Monday by the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission (CEC) Angela Caraman.

Former Minister of Labor and Social Protection Marcel Spatari believes that the results of the referendum should mobilize the electorate in the second round of presidential elections. As the agency INFOTAG reports, he wrote about it on his Facebook page.

Moldovan incumbent President Maia Sandu, who ran from the PAS party, and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, who is supported by the Party of Socialists, have entered the second round of the presidential election. According to the INFOTAG news agency, this is evidenced by the preliminary election results, which were released Monday morning by the Central Election Commission.