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The Moldovan referendum of 1994 was a nationwide referendum in Moldova on whether or not the country should conserve its independence and territorial integrity. It was held on March 6, 1994.
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Only one complex question was asked, and citizens could answer with "yes" or "no". The text of question was the following:
| “ | Do you want the Republic of Moldova to develop as an independent and unitary state, in the frontiers recognized in the day where Moldova declared sovereignty, to promote a policy of neutrality and to maintain mutually-benefiting economic relations with all the countries of the world, and to guarantee its citizens equal rights, according to international law?[1] | ” |
We give here the original in Romanian: Sunteţi pentru ca Republica Moldova să se dezvolte ca un stat independent şi unitar, in frontierele recunoscute în ziua proclamării suveranităţii Moldovei (23.06.1990), să promoveze o politică de neutralitate şi să menţină relaţii economice reciproc avantajoase cu toate ţările lumii şi să garanteze cetăţenilor săi drepturi egale, în conformitate cu normele dreptului internaţional?[2]
The official results of the referendum showed that with a voter turnout of approximately 75%, 95.4% of Moldovans voted "Yes".
The referendum was organized under the title "Talking with the People sociological poll" (in Romanian "sondajul sociologic La Sfat cu Poporul").[3]
Many public figures and much of the press presented the referendum as a strong blow to the movement for unification of Romania and Moldova in both countries, despite the fact that the question did not refer directly to Romania, but to independence. It also referred to territorial integrity, which was a main preoccupation due to the Transnistrian conflict.
Critics of the referendum [4] point to two main organization issues:
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