Political analyst Dionis Cenușa states that “there are two major risks related to the results of the referendum”, informs TRIBUNA.

According to him, the first refers to the participation rate, which depends on the possibility of validating the referendum easily and without legal objections. And the second risk refers to the proportion of those who will vote “for” in the referendum. This aspect will influence the legitimacy of the plebiscite.

“The first risk refers to the level of voter participation in the country and in the diaspora. The minimum objective that the government would benefit from is a participation rate that exceeds 50% of citizens with the right to vote (3.3 million voters). Precisely for this reason, Sandu asked the citizens to vote in the referendum, even if they support the “against” version”, he explained in a comment for evz.ro.

Dionis Cenuşa pointed out that if the rate is below 33%, then the referendum could be invalidated due to insufficient participation.

“Accordingly, the opposition candidate who reached the second round of the presidential elections will have increased chances against Maia Sandu, whose image capital will be seriously affected by a referendum with an unfavorable result”, added the expert.