CHISINAU, Moldova— A wealthy pro-Russian candidate who had hoped to be Moldova’s next prime minister fled the country before dawn Friday, a dramatic development two days before elections in a country that is deeply torn over whether to move closer to Russia or the West.
The candidate, Renato Usatii, a Rolls Royce-driving businessman who works for Russian Railways, said he feared arrest by Moldova’s pro-European authorities. This week a court banned his Patria party from running, saying that it can’t compete because it receives money from abroad. Border police said he caught an early flight to Moscow.
His departure still leaves two …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
