CHISINAU (Reuters) - A would-be kingmaker in elections in Moldova, millionaire dark horse candidate Renato Usatii, said on Friday he had fled to Russia fearing arrest after his party was excluded from the vote in a move likely to embolden pro-European rivals.
Russia, which backs a breakaway territory on Moldova's eastern border with Ukraine, criticised the expulsion of Usatii's party by a court on grounds of electoral violations.
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