DISINFO: PACE creates the basis for the Belarusian scenario in Moldova
SUMMARY
PACE creates the basis for the Belarusian scenario in Moldova. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe refused to send its observers to Moldova, which would allow it to refuse the recognition of the presidential election results. This approach makes it easier for the pro-Western opposition of Moldova to implement the Belarusian scenario.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about colour revolutions as attempts by the West to overthrow regimes in post-Soviet states and in other regions.
PACE will not observe the presidential election in the Republic of Moldova because of COVID-19. “Due to the travel restrictions enacted by a number of member States regarding travel to the Republic of Moldova, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided not to maintain its scheduled election observation mission for the presidential election to be held in the country on 1st November 2020,” the official website of PACE reports.
Protests in Belarus erupted to contest the results of the presidential election in Belarus on the 9th of August, which were not monitored by independent experts, and are largely considered fraudulent by both international observers and a large part of the Belarusian society. Mobilisation was organised and carried out by local actors, opposition politicians, and Belarusian citizens, without any foreign involvement.