Moldova’s pro-western president Maia Sandu wins second term

Maia Sandu, the pro-western incumbent president of Moldova, has won a second term in office preliminary election results show, marking a significant boost for the country’s EU aspirations and a clear rebuke to Moscow.
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The runoff election was seen as a crucial indicator of whether the country’s long-term geopolitical alignment woud be with Russia or Europe. Sandu, who has intensified her country’s efforts to break away from Moscow’s influence, was facing the Kremlin-friendly political newcomer Alexandr Stoianoglo, from the Socialist party, in the second round of voting on Sunday. With 98% of the ballots counted, Sandu led with 54.35%, the Central Election Commission said. With only parts of the country’s diaspora vote still outstanding, analysts said Sandu was all but guaranteed to win re-election

Maia Sandu wins second term in Moldovan election in rebuke to Kremlin ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/03/moldovans-vote-in-presidential-runoff-amid-claims-of-russian-interference

Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/moldova-vote-join-eu-razor-thin-majority

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33 COMMENTS

  1. ‼️ Korruption ohne Ende: Nachdem diese "Dame"(?) dutzende von Wahllokale für Russischstämmige Wähler schliessen liess, musste sie diese "Wahl" ja gewinnen. Passt genau zu den nicht vorhandenen moralischen Werten den Madame Von der Leyen… (Quelle: Antispiegel) …translate…

  2. She cheated by restricting expatriate Modovans in Russia and Transnistrians from voting by limiting thr numbers of polling stations and ballot forms, and at the same time having huge numbers of polling stations and ballot papers in the EU. Moldovans in her own country were against her. It was a sham fixed election. FACT.

  3. Lol Sandu actually LOST the election, until they allowed the people living permanently overseas in the west to vote. What’s funny is, the Moldovans who live in Russia were not afforded the same right. Western “democracy” right there!!

  4. The UN General Assembly had a vote on ending US sanctions against Cuba just a few days ago. The whole world voted to end the sanctions – except three countries. The USA and Israel voted against. Moldova abstained. Is that purely coincidental?

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