Moldovans were voting in parliamentary elections with the dominant Communists, who tread a fine line between promoting EU integration and friendly ties with Moscow, tipped to win. The party, the first self-described Communist group to have won power in the former Soviet Union, is well ahead in opinion polls for …
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As Moldova votes, rebel region clings to Russia
TIRASPOL: As voters in the ex-Soviet republic of Moldova go to the polls today, half a million residents of an impoverished rebel province in the east of the country won’t take part. For the people of Transdniestr, which broke from Moldova after the collapse of the Soviet Union, all roads …
Read More »Active campaigning ends in Moldova parliament elections
Chisinau – Active campaigning came to a halt in Moldova on Saturday, as the former Soviet republic prepared to elect a new parliament. The streets of the capital Chisinau were free of electioneering Saturday morning, as a nationwide last-day ban on election advertising went into effect. The poll-leading Communists ended …
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