Moldovan presidential challenger Stoianoglo seeks measured movement to Europe
30/10/2024 8:09
The candidate challenging pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu in Moldova's presidential election rejected suggestions that he was beholden to Russia, calling for European integration while avoiding the divisions he said the president had created.
Alexandr Stoianoglo is backed in Sunday's run-off vote by a party traditionally linked to Russia.
He told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that if elected to lead the ex-Soviet state he would seek to bridge differences with Moldova's separatist Transdniestria enclave and was prepared to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin if it was in the interests of a majority of his compatriots.
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