With 95% of the votes counted, Sandu would have surpassed 51% of the votes. The pro-Russian candidate Alexandru Stoianoglo obtained 49.04%.
ADVERTISINGIn this second round for the presidential elections in Moldova, there have once again been allegations of electoral fraud, interference and intimidation.At pro-European Sanduwould have won. In it foreign vote leads the number of votes. Thousands of people queued in Moscow to vote, even though there were only 10,000 ballots available.
In the first round of voting, held on October 20, the current president Maia Sandu led with 42%but did not obtain an absolute majority, while the former attorney general, the pro-Russian Alexandru Stoianoglo obtained 26%.
In a referendum held in October, the proposal to join the EU was approved with a narrow majority of 50.3%. As one of the poorest countries in Europe, watchdogs warned that some citizens could sell their vote for small amounts of money.
Additional sources • Enrique Barrueco (Voice-over)
