MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/. The OSCE Secretariat is convinced that the Moldovan authorities will once again resort to violations in the second round of the presidential elections to ensure the victory of Maia Sandu, according to a report by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

The foreign intelligence agency said that during the first round of voting, Moldovan authorities made extensive use of administrative resources to “accurately count the votes”. “The leadership of the OSCE Secretariat believes that the Moldovan authorities will use similar tactics in the second round of the presidential elections on November 3. Their goal is to ensure the victory of the incumbent president, Maia Sandu,” the SVR press office emphasized.

The report also indicated that the OSCE structures do not plan to make public the numerous violations observed, neither after the first round, nor after the second round of voting.

The SVR informed that “the leadership of the OSCE Secretariat informally recognizes the unprecedented level of violations committed by the authorities during the first round of the presidential elections in Moldova and the referendum on the country’s European integration, held on October 20, 2024.” This is proven by the information coming to Vienna from numerous foreign observers, including those representing OSCE structures, the press office added.

“Among the most egregious violations in the OSCE Secretariat is the widespread use of administrative resources by the authorities. In particular, Chisinau, under the threat of drastic funding cuts, asked local administrations to ensure the results of the citizens’ will as desired The central authorities of the Central Electoral Commission instructed the district electoral commissions to ensure the “correct” counting of votes, including the adjustment of protocols polling station commissions Moldovan diaspora in European countries, there was no independent control over the voting process and there was no reliable data on the number of voters,” the press office said.

According to the Russian foreign intelligence agency, “the OSCE headquarters admits that neither after the first nor after the second round of voting, the structures of the organization do not intend to make public the facts of numerous violations.” “The main Western countries, first of all the United States, which has a decisive influence on the activities of the OSCE, insist on this. This is because Washington and its allies are interested in re-electing Sandu for a second term and continuing Chisinau’s course of forced rapprochement with the EU and NATO. As they say, the end justifies the means,” concluded the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia.