Moldova: How outflow of people impacts elections

Moldova's lessons for us.

The migration of proactive, working-age citizens to Europe skews the balance between engaged and disengaged voters within the country.

Without the votes from Moldovans abroad, the Kremlin’s favored candidate would likely have won. Labor migrants often have relatives back home in Moldova who also cast ballots.

Georgia faces a similar issue. Ukraine, too, was experiencing this problem even before the escalation of the war.

We don’t know exactly how demographic shifts will look after the war, but we can speculate. People are the nation’s primary asset. Protecting this capital is a matter of national interest, wherever they may live.

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About the author: Mykhailo Basarab, political scientist.

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