Georgia and Moldova share a common interest and path towards European Union membership. We should support Moldova, as we were together in the Associated Trio countries, stated Teona Akubardia, the For Georgia party member.

Akubardia emphasized that they will do everything to ensure Georgia and Moldova become EU members together.

“I find the enthusiasm and joy expressed by Georgian Dream’s supporters on social media regarding Moldova’s referendum quite significant. Even with incomplete results, based on 98% of the votes counted, preliminary results show a ‘yes’ to the EU in this referendum. Given the confirmed Russian interference in Moldova’s elections and the verified presence of Russian money, with relevant services openly discussing this, it once again demonstrates the alignment that Ivanishvili’s Dream (GD) shares with the occupying state. Georgia, like Moldova, has a common interest and path towards joining the European family. We should support Moldova, as we were together in the Associated Trio countries. We will do everything to catch up with Moldova in the accession negotiation process and become EU members together,” Akubardia stated.

Responding to a journalist’s question about why there are more large-scale pro-European demonstrations in Georgia compared to Moldova, Akubardia noted: “Unlike Georgia, Moldova has a pro-Western government and president. Therefore, while a pro-Western government is diligently working to advance the EU accession process — a commitment confirmed by the negotiations’ initiation — the situation differs significantly in Georgia. In this context, Russia’s overt interference in elections, including the distribution of illicit funds to obstruct Moldova’s European aspirations, contrasts sharply with the challenges faced by Georgia. Here, an oligarch is impeding Georgia’s European journey, a fact acknowledged by all 27 EU member states.”

After counting 98 per cent of the ballots in Moldova’s constitutional referendum, 50.03 per cent are in favour of European integration, while 49.97 per cent are against it.