FILE PHOTO: Moldova's presidential candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo attends a press conference in Chisinau, Moldova October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
CHISINAU (Reuters) - The candidate challenging pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu in Moldova's presidential election rejected suggestions that he was beholden to Russia, calling for European integration while avoiding the divisions he said the president had created.
Alexandr Stoianoglo is backed in Sunday's run-off vote by a party traditionally linked to Russia.
