"If a flood of videos on TikTok is to be believed, the people of Moldova are currently living through a reign of terror. These short videos claim that the country is being governed by a "dictatorship" of its pro-European President, Maia Sandu, and the ruling liberal-conservative Action and Solidarity Party (PAS). They also allege that this "puppet regime" has sold itself to the EU, NATO and US billionaire George Soros with a view to destroying Moldova's agriculture,"
"One of the people who posts such things on TikTok almost daily is the former President of Moldova, Igor Dodon, a devoted follower of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Dodon is leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) and head of the Patriotic Electoral Bloc alliance. The logo of the alliance features a red-and-white star surrounding a heart with the Soviet hammer and sickle at its center."
Moldova faces intense political polarization ahead of parliamentary elections as pro-European President Maia Sandu and her Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) confront pro-Russian forces led by former president Igor Dodon. Social media TikTok videos accuse the government of being a 'dictatorship' and a 'puppet regime' allied with the EU, NATO and George Soros, claiming threats to agriculture, introduction of LGBTQ ideology and provocation of war with Russia. Dodon leads the Party of Socialists (PSRM) and the Patriotic Electoral Bloc, using Soviet symbolism and Orthodox rhetoric to appeal to voters, especially economically vulnerable pensioners. Almost half of voters remain undecided.
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