Simion is banned from entering Moldova until 2028 for national security reasons, given his years’ long campaign to reunite Moldova with Romania. A Moldovan court is set to consider Simion’s request to lift the ban on Monday.
A Moldovan government spokesperson responded to Simion’s allegations by calling on politicians to refrain from accusations that could compromise the vote.
“We continue to encourage everybody to go out to vote and make their voice heard. Without fear,” said Moldovan government spokesperson Daniel Vodă, according to Romania’s Digi24 channel.
The Romanian Special Telecommunications Service said after meeting with representatives of Simion’s party, the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, that everything had been set up properly for the election.
Simion’s claims of potential fraud raised concerns among some Dan supporters that the AUR leader was paving the way for not recognizing the results of the election if he loses Sunday.
“It’s possible that this candidate revealed his plan for the (very likely) situation that he would lose the elections: he won’t admit defeat, invoking ‘manipulation’ by ‘subservient’ TV channels. By [intelligence] services. By the ‘system,’” Vlad Voiculescu, a Romanian member of the European Parliament from the Save Romania Union party, which is backing Dan, wrote Friday on Facebook.
