Moldovan interior minister quits in post-election changes

FILE PHOTO: Moldovan President Maia Sandu casts her ballot at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Chisinau, Moldova November 3, 2024. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's interior minister resigned on Monday as promised changes started to take hold in the ex-Soviet state after pro-European President Maia Sandu was elected to a second term by a smaller than expected margin.

Adrian Efros gave no reason for stepping down, but said he had worked in difficult times -- the war in neighbouring Ukraine, a huge influx of Ukrainian refugees, "and other critical situations testing the country's stability and security".