: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Moldovans face ?East-West? choice in presidential runoff


CHISINAU: Moldovans were voting on Sunday to choose between pro-Moscow and pro-European candidates in a runoff vote for the next president of the impoverished ex-Soviet country.
It marks the first time in 16 years that Moldova — wracked by corruption scandals in recent years — is electing its leader by national vote instead of having parliament select the head of state.
Wedged between Ukraine and Romania, the tiny nation is caught in a political tug-of-war between Russia and the West.
By 1300 GMT on Sunday, around 25 percent of the electorate had voted, according to the central electoral commission. There is no minimum …read more

Source: The News International

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