Six days before the second round of the presidential election, Renato Usatii, the president of ”Our Party,” held a press briefing in which he announced his position regarding Sunday’s election. The politician stated that he would not support either of the two candidates.
“(…) I can say with absolute certainty that the current president, Ms. Maia Sandu, after her four-year term and the three-year term of the PAS government, cannot have any support from me or ‘Our Party.’ This decision was discussed with party colleagues, and I had a week to discuss it with all citizens.
(…) Today, in the second round, the Socialist Party’s candidate is Mr. Alexandr Stoianoglo. The leadership of this party, led by Igor Dodon, has been trying to destroy ‘Our Party’ and bring me down since 2014. This fight and attempt to destroy me has already lasted 10 years. In 2014, ‘Our Party,’ according to an arrangement between Plahotniuc and Dodon, was abusively removed from the elections, and we could not participate in the parliamentary elections, creating the first precedent in the history of the Republic of Moldova where a party was excluded just days before the elections.
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“(…) I said that after the 2016 and 2020 elections, I would no longer encourage anyone to vote for a specific candidate. So, after consultations, I want to state with full certainty that I will not vote for either candidate. However, I want to emphasize that I have no right to decide what citizens should do, whether they voted for me or other candidates. Do as you think is best,” stated Renato Usatii.
We remind you that in the October 20 election, Renato Usatii was voted for by 13.79% of the electorate.
Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo advanced to the second round of the election. On November 3, 2024, citizens will return to the polling stations to choose which of the two candidates will become head of state.
In a press release, the Communist Party announced it would vote for Alexandr Stoianoglo, the Socialist candidate.
Irina Vlah stated that she would conduct a campaign in the localities of Moldova before deciding which of the two candidates who advanced to the second round she would support, while Tudor Ulianovschi specified that he would not support either of the two candidates.
Vasile Tarlev and Natalia Morari urged citizens to vote against Maia Sandu, while Victoria Furtună and Andrei Năstase did not publicly express their decision.