Moldova narrowly votes 'yes' to EU membership – DW – 10/21/2024
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Earlier preliminary results had indicted a majority "no," but a surge of ballots from abroad provided last-minute support for EU membership. The referendum comes amid allegations of Russia-backed voter fraud

Meanwhile, incumbent Maia Sandu was closer to a second term in office, after partial results in the country’s presidential election gave her a small lead over her main rival.

    • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.mlEnglish
      915·
      4 months ago

      Doesn’t look much less silly than American democracy where all the oligarchs just have PACs where they can influence elections with.

      I can’t reply on the news comm because apparently saying someone is being pedantic is a rule 1 violation on 1984.world

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        174·
        4 months ago

        Your first claim:

        At least the people of Moldova got to participate in democracy

        Your second claim:

        Doesn’t look much less silly than American democracy where all the oligarchs just have PACs where they can influence elections with.

        Therefore Americans also get to participate in democracy.

        I’m not sure that’s where you wanted your own logic to go.

        And, again, if I’m a robot, you’re pretty foolish to keep talking to me.

        • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.mlEnglish
          410·
          4 months ago

          It can be a democracy and also silly. Are you trying to say American elections don’t allow for unlimited money to be spent on elections as “free speech”?

          There was a famous court case where the supreme court said it was ok.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
            75·
            4 months ago

            Nope, this is what I am saying:

            Therefore Americans also get to participate in democracy.

            And this is also what I’m saying:

            And, again, if I’m a robot, you’re pretty foolish to keep talking to me.

            It’s easy to see what I’m saying if you just read the words in between the spaces.

            But then what do I know? I’m not the one who keeps arguing with what they think is a non-sentient machine.

            • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.mlEnglish
              36·
              4 months ago

              You’re clearly not a bot, and if I said you were I would prob get banned for a rule 1 violation. I’ll be patiently waiting to see if any of the people who’ve been misgendering me catch a ban, but I won’t hold my breath.

              America has a democracy, it’s not really great at representing people, but I get to fill out some paper every year. It also has unlimited money for oligarchs to influence elections. That money can come from pretty much anywhere. See the analogy?

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
                75·
                4 months ago

                You’re clearly not a bot, and if I said you were I would prob get banned for a rule 1 violation.

                Let’s take a look at what you said to me in the c/news modlog, shall we?

                You sure seemed to think I was a bot then.

                Also, this is rule 1 in this community, which is c/worldnews:

                I recommend reading community rules before posting in a community next time in case you violate one.

                • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  37·
                  4 months ago

                  I didn’t post anything there, so seems like some draconian mod action then.

                  Also I was mostly ribbing you at the time cause you were giving me low effort responses like “that’s ironic” without addressing anything I was saying