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Moldova votes in tense presidential runoff amid fears of foreign interference
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11/3/2024
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The polling station behind me is where socialist candidate Alexander Stoyanoglou voted this morning.
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He's facing current president Maya Sandu in what is likely to be a tight race for the second round
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of presidential elections, just like the referendum on Moldova's EU accession two weeks ago.
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Maya Sandu did reach a comfortable majority of 42% in the first round, followed by Alexander
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Stoyanoglou with 26% of votes, but a large part of the nine candidates who didn't make it to the
00:27
second round are very opposed to the current government and called to vote against Maya Sandu.
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Alexander Stoyanoglou is supported by pro-Russian parties and the Kremlin,
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accused to have orchestrated a large-scale electoral corruption scheme via Moldovan oligarch
00:43
Ilan Shor. Authorities say up to 300,000 votes were sold during the first round and the second
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round is not exempt from this interference. The former prosecutor says he has no ties to
00:55
Ilan Shor or Moscow and describes himself as a neutral candidate in favour of good relations
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with Europe but also Russia. He's been targeting those citizens disappointed by Maya Sandu's term
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who see her responsible for the country's bad economic situation or for not doing enough to
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fight corruption. The president is however widely backed by pro-European Moldovans including a large
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part of the youth and also enjoys a wide support within the diaspora. She called citizens to
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support her in a bid to save the country from foreign interference.
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