CHISINAU – Ex-Soviet Moldova went to the polls Sunday in its first popular presidential election since the 1990s, seen as a tug-of-war between supporters of closer relations with Russia and those seeking EU integration.
Agence France-Presse: Moldova votes in tug-of-war choice between Russia, EU supporters
A woman sells t-shirts featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin in Chisinau on October 28, 2016. Ex-Soviet Moldova will cast ballots on October 30 in a presidential election viewed as a tug-of-war between supporters of European integration and advocates of closer relations with former master Moscow. The crisis-hit country of 3.5 million, wedged between Ukraine and Romania, will for the first time since 1997 elect a president by national vote instead of having parliament select the head of state. (AFP)
