DISINFO: Maia Sandu and PAS pledged to liquidate hundreds of villages in exchange for money
SUMMARY
In Moldova, Maia Sandu and PAS pledged in front of creditors to liquidate hundreds of villages in exchange for millions of dollars.
President Maia Sandu and right-wing parties have the intention of liquidating two-thirds of districts and villages. Sandu has pledged to the IMF and the World Bank to implement this devastating plan immediately after the July 11 anticipations.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation narrative targeting President Maia Sandu and pro-European political parties in the Republic of Moldova. Similar narratives were widely circulated before the November 2020 presidential election in Moldova.
Currently, the Republic of Moldova is divided into 32 districts. There is no mention in the electoral program of the PAS party (member of which used to be Maia Sandu) about any administrative-territorial reform. The spokesperson of the President, Sorina Ștefârță, explained for StopFals.md that there is no document regarding the territorial administrative reform or the liquidation of the mayoralties. For further debunking see here.
See here a similar case claiming that with Maia Sandu in power, the country is under external control and that she is executing foreign orders, and here a case claiming that the agreement with IMF led to increased tax and tariffs.