Moldovans Re-Elect Pro-EU President
Expat vote swung election to incumbent, while the domestic majority supported opponent
Expat vote swung election to incumbent, while the domestic majority supported opponent
The referendum, held alongside the presidential election, saw a slim majority in favour of EU integration.
Moldova’s decision, which reflects its markedly cooled relations with Moscow, comes on the heels of a recent investigation, which showed that the number of satellite dishes and communication devices on the Russian embassy’s rooftop had been steadily increasing, sparking espionage fears.
President Sandu will lobby for speeding up its EU accession process at the upcoming Chișinău Summit, even if it would normally take decades and the country is far from fulfilling the required criteria.
Less than a week after the Moldovan president claimed to reveal a Russian coup plot, are the warnings being realised?
The Moldovan president claims the apparent end goal of the plan was to put Moldova “at the disposal of Russia” in its war effort against Ukraine.
Moldova’s president Maia Sandu’s party won the Eastern European country’s parliamentary election on Sunday. The president’s party gained enough parliamentary seats to ensure the country’s pro-Russian opposition cannot obstruct the broad reformist agenda that won her the presidency in November last year, Euronews reports. Sandu said that she hoped the result would mark “the end […]
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