{"id":122051,"date":"2024-11-04T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122051"},"modified":"2024-11-04T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:54:02","slug":"pro-western-sandu-claims-victory-in-moldova-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=122051","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Western Sandu claims victory in Moldova election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108056813\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Moldova&#8217;s President Maia Sandu in 2020 in central Chisinau.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bogdan Tudor | Afp | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>European leaders congratulated pro-Western incumbent Maia Sandu on winning a runoff vote in Moldova&#8217;s presidential election over the weekend, with the result seen as further step on the former Soviet republic&#8217;s road to integration with the bloc.<\/p>\n<p>The second round of voting pitted incumbent Maia Sandu against her Russia-backed Party of Socialists opponent Alexandr Stoianoglo, after neither candidate won a majority in the first round last month.<\/p>\n<p>With 99.9% of the responses at the poll counted on Monday morning, Sandu won 55.4% of the vote, compared to the 44.6% of Stoianoglo, <a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/cec-a-prezentat-rezultatele-preliminare-privind-totalizarea-turului-ii-2781_111902.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Moldova&#8217;s Central Electoral Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sandu thanked her supporters at home and abroad on Sunday, after more than 300,000 people cast their votes overseas and significantly boosted her odds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Moldova, today you are victorious. Together, we&#8217;ve shown the strength of our unity, democracy, and commitment to a dignified future. Thank you, dear Moldovans, at home and abroad. Walk with pride\u2014you are freedom, hope, and resilience. I am proud to serve you all,&#8221; Sandu said on social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>Sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, the largely agrarian nation of 3 million people has found itself pulled between remaining within Russia&#8217;s orbit, and a future with Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Russia was accused of meddling in Moldova&#8217;s presidential vote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/10\/25\/georgias-election-sees-voters-choose-between-russia-or-europe.html\">and in parliamentary elections in fellow former Soviet republic Georgia last month<\/a>, when the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party claimed victory. Moscow denied allegations of election interference and, in turn, <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1856375\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused the West of meddling in the Georgian vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s election follows a referendum held in Moldova last month, which asked citizens whether the pursuit of EU membership should be enshrined in the country&#8217;s constitution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/10\/21\/moldovas-referendum-result-shows-division-over-countrys-future.html\">A slim majority voted to back the move.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That result, now followed by Sandu&#8217;s victory, has been cheered by European leaders who are loathe to see Russia&#8217;s influence re-assert itself and spread on their eastern flank.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Olaf Scholz congratulated Sandu on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Bundeskanzler\/status\/1853325737073246574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting in a Google-translated update on X<\/a> that she had &#8220;steered the Republic of Moldova safely through difficult times and set the country on a European course. We stand by Moldova&#8217;s side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron also welcomed Sandu&#8217;s re-election, posting on X that &#8220;democracy has triumphed against all the interference and and all the manoeuvres. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EmmanuelMacron\/status\/1853207542605750558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France will continue to stand beside Moldova on its European path,&#8221;<\/a> according to a CNBC translation.<\/p>\n<p>Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, likewise <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vonderleyen\/status\/1853208136825331933\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised Maia Sandu<\/a>, stating on X that &#8220;it takes a rare kind of strength to overcome the challenges you&#8217;ve faced in this election. 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