RFE/RL’s Moldova Service reaches 30 percent of the population in Moldova each week, increasing listeners’ understanding of local, regional, and global events.
The charge d'affaires of the Georgian Embassy in Chisinau, David Bochorisvili, was summoned to the Moldovan Foreign Ministry on November 12 over statements made last week by Georgia’s prime minister at the summit of the European Political Community in Budapest.
Moldova's Foreign Ministry has condemnd Russia's "aggressive" actions after two Russian drones entered Moldovan airspace and crashed on its territory on November 10.
Final preliminary results show Moldova's pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, has won a second term, a critical milestone for the integration of one of Europe's poorest countries into the European Union that U.S. President Joe Biden said was proof that Russian interference "failed."
Moldovan voters appeared to be united around the wish for a better future as they elected a new president on November 3. In the capital, Chisinau, a pro-EU voter told RFE/RL: "We want to be where life is better." Another voter quoted "peace," a resonating topic amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Moldovans voted in a presidential runoff on November 3. After casting their ballots in the capital, Chisinau, both runoff rivals referred to suspicions of foreign meddling.
Moldova's pro-Western incumbent President Maia Sandu has defeated Russia-friendly challenger Alexandr Stoianoglo in balloting marred by accusations of Russian interference and voter fraud.
Moldova has been observing a mandated day of silence ahead of a presidential runoff vote on November 3 between pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu and the Russia-friendly former Prosecutor-General Alexandr Stoianoglo.
Moldovan voters will choose between pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor-General Alexandr Stoianoglo, who is backed by the pro-Russian Socialist Party. RFE/RL's Moldovan Service introduces the candidates, their campaigns, and the controversies that are complicating their careers.
Authorities in Moldova are urging people to ignore a "massive attack of fake messages and calls" telling them they will receive payments in exchange for voting for President Maia Sandu in the November 3 presidential runoff.
French President Emmanuel Macron has encouraged Moldovans to continue on the path of integration into the European Union ahead of a decisive presidential runoff pitting pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu against Moscow-friendly Alexandr Stoianoglo.
Moldova's Constitutional Court on October 31 validated the result of the country's October 26 referendum on integration into the European Union.
As Moldova's presidential election goes into a second round runoff on November 3, the pro-Western incumbent faces a tough battle for votes in a town where 95 percent voted against the European Union in a recent referendum.
Moldovan police say convicted fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor has transferred $39 million into the bank accounts of thousands of Moldovans over the past two months allegedly to buy votes for the pro-Russia camp at last week's referendum and first round of presidential elections.
Alexandr Stoianoglo, who faces pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu in the runoff of Moldova's presidential election early next month, has defended acquiring Romanian citizenship and lashed out at media revelations that his daughters have been working in Western Europe.
Incumbent Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Russian-backed candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo have agreed to hold a public election debate on October 27 ahead of a tense November 3 presidential runoff amid warnings of continued Russian interference.
President Maia Sandu said a knife-edge vote in favor of Moldova's European integration has proven that Moldovans have chosen the European Union even while being bombarded with disinformation and manipulation.
Moldova voted on October 20 in a presidential election and EU referendum. RFE/RL spoke with voters who came to the Moldovan village of Varina from the Transdniester region.
The constitutional-amendment referendum in Moldova is crucial for its future, voters told RFE/RL outside polling stations in Chisinau on October 20. One respondent said she voted "so that we can live like in Europe."
Early results in one of two votes that will help decide Moldova's future give pro-Europe incumbent President Maia Sandu a lead over pro-Russia Socialist Alexandr Stoianoglo in a battle of 11 candidates likely to lead to a runoff election next month.
De facto authorities in Moldova's Transdniester have pledged not to obstruct the access of voters from the Russian-backed separatist region to polling stations amid concerns that Moscow will attempt to interfere with the two key votes scheduled for October 20.
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