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Torn between Europe and Russia, Moldovans vote in runoff election

November 13, 2016 Deutsche Welle Moldova

Moldovan voters on Sunday cast their vote in a divided presidential runoff, marking the final round of the country’s first

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Moldova faces presidential runoff

October 31, 2016 Deutsche Welle Moldova

Moscow-friendly Socialist Igor Dodon on Sunday garnered nearly 49 percent of the vote in Moldova’s first direct presidential election in

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The Republic of Moldova at a crossroads

October 30, 2016 Deutsche Welle Moldova

The Republic of Moldova will elect a new president on Sunday. Now, for the first time in 15 years, it

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Moldovan court sentences former prime minister to 9-year term

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 VOANews Moldova

A court in the impoverished former Soviet republic of Moldova has sentenced former prime minister Vlad Filat to nine years

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Political crisis boosts Moldova’s pro-Russians but corruption real threat

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016 Daniel Schearf of VOANews Moldova

A corruption crisis unfolding in Moldova has given a boost to Russia-leaning political parties, say analysts, even as the country

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Romanians, Moldovans arrested in ATM malware attack bust

January 8, 2016January 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova, Romania

The Romanian National Police and the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crimes and Terrorism (DIICOT), assisted by Europol and Eurojust as

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Moldova’s government brought down by motion of no confidence

October 29, 2015October 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

The future of Moldova’s pro-Western ruling coalition was put in doubt on October 29, when the cabinet of prime minister

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Former Moldovan PM detained in bank fraud investigation

October 16, 2015October 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Moldovan prosecutors detained Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal-Democrat party and former prime minister, on October 16 as part of

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Moldovan capital city re-elects pro-Western mayor

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Moldova

Incumbent Dorin Chirtoaca won re-election for a third term as mayor of Moldova’s capital city Chisinau, in a run-off on

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