President Andrzej Duda congratulated Maja Sandu on her re-election as President of Moldova in yesterday’s elections. “Your victory is a clear sign that Moldova has a place in a democratic and united Europe; no external force will change this,” he stressed.
Maia Sandu, the current president of Moldova, known for her support of the country’s pro-European and pro-Atlantic aspirations, will most likely remain in office for another term – she won 55.37 percent, according to data from 99.77 electoral commissions. support in Sunday’s vote in the second round of the presidential elections. Her opponent, Alexandr Stoianoglo, received 44.63 percent. – reported the Central Election Commission in Chisinau.
Congratulations to Maja Sandu for her re-election as President of the Republic of Moldova! Your victory is a clear sign that Moldova has a place in a democratic and united Europe. And no outside forces will ever change that
– President Andrzej Duda wrote on the X website on Monday.
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Difficult choices
The second round of Moldova’s presidential elections took place under conditions of extremely high tension due to what authorities said was massive election interference by Russia. At the same time, these were elections marked by record mobilization and turnout – both at home and abroad, where the diaspora voted. In the national committees, Stoianoglo won with 51.19 percent. to vote. The votes of the large pro-Western Moldovan diaspora prevailed in favor of Sandu.
In October, voting in the first round of Moldova’s presidential elections took place in parallel with the referendum on including the country’s integration into the EU in the constitution. In the referendum, those in favor of integration with the EU won with a minimal advantage: 50.35% voted in favor of including integration with the EU in the Constitution. voters. Last week, the Moldovan Constitutional Court officially recognized these results.
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Source: wPolityce