According to the results announced after the tallying of 98.32 percent of the votes, pro-Russia candidate Igor Dodon has won 48.71 percent of the votes in the Moldovan presidential elections and will face Maia Sandu – a politician considered to be pro-European, who won 37.94 percent of the votes – in the runoff. With no one securing a majority, a second round of voting will be held on Nov. 13 to decide between Dodon and Sandu. CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans voted for a president Sunday in an election that could move the former Soviet republic closer to Europe or push it back into Russia’s orbit. The ex-Soviet republic of 3.5 million, squeezed between Ukraine and European Union member Romania, plunged into turmoil in 2015 after the disclosure that $1 billion had disappeared from the banking system.
Voters in Moldova go to the polls for a presidential election. A run off election will be held on November 13 between Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu after no candidate achieved a majority of votes.