Moldova claims Russia plans to disrupt expatriate voting in Sunday's runoff


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  • Sunday, 03 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Moldova's incumbent President and presidential candidate Maia Sandu attends a press conference in Chisinau, Moldova November 1, 2024. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova has told several EU nations that it believes Russia will try to disrupt voting by Moldovan expatriates at polling stations abroad in Sunday's presidential election, a Moldovan government source said.

Pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu faces former prosecutor general Alexandr Stoianoglo, who is backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party, in a tense second-round standoff.

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