Written by The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, won re-election on Sunday against a rival candidate she had denounced as “Moscow’s man.” Source link
The Moldova second round run-off election for its new president appears to be headed for a win for the pro-European incumbent President Maia Sandu amid accusations of foreign interference that marred the process. Sandu had won the most votes in the first round held last week but failed to achieve a majority and thus triggered […]
Russia’s military said on Sunday that its forces had taken control of the village of Vyshneve in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region as they pursued their advance towards the logistical centre of Pokrovsk. Source link
Moldovans went to the polls on Sunday in a tense presidential election runoff that could play a key role in the country’s European future amid fears of Russian interference. The vote in a country bordering war-torn Ukraine comes two weeks after a razor-thin “yes” in a referendum on joining the European Union. Pro-EU incumbent Maia […]
I sondaggi anticipavano una vittoria con il 60 per cento dei voti, ma alla fine il “sì” al referendum sull’integrazione della Moldova nell’Unione Europea ha prevalso per un pelo, con appena il 50,39 per cento di preferenze. A salvare la presidente Maia Sandu è stato il voto della diaspora moldava, più marcatamente filoeuropea. Inoltre, ora […]
Moldovan voters appeared leery of a move to enshrine in their Constitution an “irreversible” commitment to abandon Russian influence and one day join the European Union. Source link
Getty Images Ilan Shor – pictured here while running for election in 2019 – fled the country before being sentenced in absentia for money laundering and embezzlement The sniffer dogs at Chisinau Airport have been working extra hard in recent months, searching for money that might be evidence of Russian meddling in Moldovan politics. Ami, […]
Moldova claimed Wednesday that authorities in Russia were planning to undermine the country’s upcoming presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU by bussing in voters to polling stations at the Moldovan Embassy in Moscow. Moldova’s Foreign Ministry said it was alarmed by reports of Russia allegedly preparing to “artificially create the impression of […]
As Moldovans prepare to go to the polls on Oct. 20, it looks like another round of the familiar geopolitical standoff between Russia and the West over the countries in Moscow’s former empire and sphere of influence. In a crucial referendum, Moldovans will vote on whether to pursue membership in the European Union. They must […]