Two very important votes for the future of the country await voters in Moldova, who will go to the polls on Sunday to choose the next president of the country with one ballot and to decide in the parallel referendum whether joining the European Union should be declared as the country’s goal.
Experts have said that whether voters choose the current pro-European president Maija Sanda or one of her most popular rivals who call for greater friendship with Russia may determine whether Moldova will begin faster integration into the EU or fall back into Russia’s orbit.
Reuters expresses the opinion that unconvincing support in M. Sandu’s election and the country’s goal of joining the EU could help the pro-Moscow forces with the support of Russia to consolidate for success in the next year’s elections. This, in turn, could lead to the fact that the parliament, ignoring the pro-European president with limited powers, would bring Moldova closer to Russia, as can be clearly seen in Georgia.
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