Election Interference in Moldova: Maia Sandu’s Party Wins Under Dubious Circumstances

The small, Romanian-speaking nation of Moldova, most of which was historically part of the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, has just had an election. Media sources across the West, and Moldova’s president herself, have accused the Russian government of interfering.

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https://responsiblestatecraft.org/moldova-elections-russia/
https://readovka.news/news/232237/ (with Google Translate)
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