In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: “From what we see and know, we can conclude that hundreds of thousands of Moldovans were deprived of the opportunity to vote in Russia because there were only two polling stations open to them, which was of course insufficient.”
What? Kremlin’s saying their party in Moldova didn’t win because they didn’t manage to organize enough polling stations in Russia? Tough luck bro!
The polling stations are always organized by the country that is holding the elections. When I voted in Finnish elections while living in Berlin, I had to go to the embassy of Finland for that, and it was the Finnish state that organized the voting there, not anything German.
Of course, at the same time: Why the heck would Moldova organize polling places in the Russia? Typically the voting from abroad happens in embassies and consulates, not elsewhere. If the Russia wanted to support Moldova having more consulates across the Russia, they could definitely have motivated Moldova to open them by being extra friendly to Moldova and Moldovans.
What? Kremlin’s saying their party in Moldova didn’t win because they didn’t manage to organize enough polling stations in Russia? Tough luck bro!
The polling stations are always organized by the country that is holding the elections. When I voted in Finnish elections while living in Berlin, I had to go to the embassy of Finland for that, and it was the Finnish state that organized the voting there, not anything German.
Of course, at the same time: Why the heck would Moldova organize polling places in the Russia? Typically the voting from abroad happens in embassies and consulates, not elsewhere. If the Russia wanted to support Moldova having more consulates across the Russia, they could definitely have motivated Moldova to open them by being extra friendly to Moldova and Moldovans.