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Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s pro-European party was leading on July 11 as counting got under way in snap parliamentary elections that are likely to weaken Russia's influence and push Europe's poorest country toward further integration with the continent.
Momentum for early parliamentary elections in Moldova has been building for months. Now, an angry electorate is preparing to decide on July 11 whether the small country on Europe’s edge will move toward the West or remain in Russia's orbit. A look at how it got here and what is at stake.
A "vaccination marathon" took place in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, on June 26. Official sources say more than 4,000 people got a COVID-19 shot at the event. Ex-President Igor Dodon was seen chatting with people in the line ahead of parliamentary elections set for July 11.
President Maia Sandu has dissolved the Moldovan parliament and called snap elections for July 11, shortly after the Constitutional Court canceled a state of emergency that lawmakers had approved.
Moldova’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President Maia Sandu can dissolve parliament, paving the way for early elections.
Moldova's parliament on March 31 voted to introduce a 60-day state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a decision condemned by allies of pro-Western President Maia Sandu as a ploy to delay early elections.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu says she has appealed to the Constitutional Court for its opinion regarding her intention to dissolve parliament and call early parliamentary elections.
Moldova's Socialist-dominated parliament has failed for a second time to approve the candidate nominated by pro-Western President Maia Sandu to serve as prime minister, moving the country closer to snap elections.
The European Union regards Moldova's new leadership with sympathy and has shown its readiness to help it fight corruption and reform its judiciary, President Maia Sandu has told RFE/RL.
Moldova's Constitutional Court on February 23 has blocked pro-EU President Maia Sandu's second attempt to nominate a prime minister.
Moldovan lawmakers rejected President Maia Sandu's choice of a new government on February 1.
Dozens of Moldovans gathered on January 23 outside the Russian Embassy in Chisinau in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. At the same time, demonstrators nearby chanted slogans against Navalny while waving the flag of Moldova's Russia-backed breakaway Transdniester region.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has appointed Foreign Minister Aurel Ciocoi as acting prime minister.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu have vowed to open a fresh page in relations as Moldova’s new president plies a pro-EU and anti-corruption agenda.
Maia Sandu has been sworn in as the new president of Moldova, pledging in her inauguration speech on December 24 to be an “honest and transparent” president of “all Moldovans.”
Maia Sandu was sworn in as the new president of Moldova after taking the oath of office at a ceremony in the capital, Chisinau, on December 24. She was elected last month after a clear runoff victory against Russia-backed Igor Dodon.
Maia Sandu has been sworn in as the new president of Moldova after taking the oath of office on December 24 at a ceremony in Chisinau.
Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu and his government have resigned in a move to help push one of Europe’s poorest countries toward early parliamentary elections.
The Moldovan government has approved recalling the ambassador to Russia amid a scandal over an alleged attempt to smuggle anabolic steroids to Moscow.
Moldovan President-elect Maia Sandu addressed a rally attended by thousands in the capital, Chisinau, on December 6. Sandu called the rally after the parliament passed a bill stripping the president of control over the country's intelligence service.
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