US EditionMoldovans Begin Voting in Tense Election, Torn Between EU and Russia
Moldova's election reflects a sharp divide between pro-EU and pro-Russian factions amid Russian interference fears and economic concerns affecting 2.4 million voters, officials said.
- On Sunday, citizens in Moldova cast their ballots in a parliamentary election that could determine the country's future orientation between the European Union and Russia.
- The vote follows years of division between pro-European and pro-Russian forces amid concerns over Moscow's extensive interference and economic uncertainty.
- Authorities barred some pro-Russian parties for illicit funding while cyber attacks targeted election infrastructure and Russia denied meddling allegations.
- Recent surveys reveal a closely contested election, with the Party of Action and Solidarity receiving 34.7% support and the Patriotic Bloc, which favors closer ties with Russia, at 36%, making voter turnout a crucial element in determining the outcome.
- If no faction secures a decisive win in Moldova’s 101-seat parliament, negotiations between parties could threaten the country’s delicate pro-EU reform agenda amid ongoing Russian influence.
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Tiny Moldova has dealt its belligerent eastern neighbor a severe blow. During the "most important elections in history," hundreds of thousands of Moldovans turned their backs on the Kremlin, helping the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) into power. A major setback for Vladimir Putin, but according to experts, far from the death knell for his greed for influence.
Moldova Votes Today - The NATO/EU Influence, and Potential Expanded War With Russia, Hangs in the Balance - The Last Refuge
It is not hyperbole to think the Moldovan election today may possibly determine whether a NATO war with Russia takes place, or whether the NATO desire for conflict slowly begins to dissolve. {GO DEEP} The small country squeezed between Romania (the largest NATO super-base constructed) and Ukraine, is located in a critical area. Whether Moldova […]
Sunday's election in the tiny country of Moldova, sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, is a geopolitical shudder.
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Moldova votes in tense polls, torn between EU and Russia
Moldovans voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see Ukraine's neighbour swerve from its pro-European path back toward Moscow's orbit, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of interfering in the ex-Soviet country.
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