Pro-European Opposition Candidate Sandu Wins Moldovan Presidential Elections
Pro-European Opposition Candidate Sandu Wins Moldovan Presidential Elections

Author(s): Jakub Pieńkowski
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Environmental and Energy policy, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Electoral systems
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Maia Sandu; Moldova; president; elections; Europe; foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: On 15 November, Maia Sandu, representing the pro-European opposition, won the second round of the presidential elections in Moldova. With turnout reaching 55%, she gained 57.7% of the votes, defeating the pro-Russian president, Igor Dodon. The president’s Party of Socialists (PSRM) remains the largest power in parliament and its minority government will avoid pro-European reforms.

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