European Union incumbent President Maia Sandu won a tense presidential runoff election Sunday, beating a rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she called as a "lesson in democracy." The election ...

Moldova's pro-European Union leader, President Maia Sandu, has claimed victory over pro-Russian challenger Alexandr ...

(Moldova Emergency Services via AP ... and offered condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. “We are with them at this extremely difficult time and express our deepest regret for their ...

Elections in Moldova and Georgia are testing the ability of the United States and European allies to stand up to Russian interference in small countries where democratic aspirations are clashing ...

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Moldova has narrowly voted for closer ties to the European Union in a referendum dominated by claims of Russian interference. The yes campaign had 50.39% of votes with just a handful of ballots ...

A referendum for Moldova's integration into the European ... Abdurahmanov fled the region in the mid-2010s after a conflict with Kadyrov's family and eventually sought asylum in Sweden in 2021.

The big referendum is yet to come. Or maybe not. The result is a disaster for the EU and for Maia Sandu, Moldova’s pro-Europe president. She needed more support. The previous polls suggested a large ...

BRUSSELS – Russia has suffered a strategic defeat after the people of Moldova, a former Soviet republic neighbouring Ukraine, narrowly voted to join the European Union, defying a noisy Russian ...

Ilan Shor was born on March 6, 1987, in Tel Aviv, Israel, but his family relocated to Moldova in the 1990s. His father, Miron Shor, was a prominent businessman with interests in duty-free retail and ...