Moldovan citizens from Russia are brought to Moldova by free buses to participate in elections - media
About 150 Moldovan citizens were brought from Russia to the second round of the presidential election in Moldova, which will take place on Sunday, November 3.
This is reported by IPN, Censor.NET cites Ukrinform as saying.
It is noted that three buses with Moldovan citizens returning from the Russian Federation arrived at the Cahul-Oancha checkpoint on the night of November 2.
Sources in the Customs Service and the Border Police told IPN that there were about 150 people in the three buses who flew free of charge from Moscow to Istanbul and continued their journey by bus.
The sources added that in Istanbul (Turkey), the passengers who flew in from the Russian Federation for free were met by three buses with Moldovan license plates, which headed to Bulgaria.
There, the passengers were transferred to three other buses belonging to a Bulgarian company, which took them to the Cahul-Oancha border crossing.
After talking to the passengers, customs officers found that they had not paid for the airfare or the transportation.
In the Russian Federation, they were told that free transportation was organized for citizens wishing to return home to take part in the second round of the presidential election.
As a reminder, the second round of presidential elections will be held in Moldova on November 3. Incumbent President Maia Sandu, who is running for a second term, won 42.45% (656,354 votes) in the first round. The candidate from the Socialist Party (PSRM), Alexandru Stoianoglo, won 25.98% (401,726 votes) in the first round.
