The president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, won re-election on Sunday against a rival candidate she had denounced as “Moscow’s man.”

Maia Sandu prevails with a roughly 10 percentage point lead over her Russia-backed opponent Alexandr Stoianoglo

Incumbent Maia Sandu won a crucial vote Sunday with support from pro-West diaspora.

Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu wins second term in pivotal election marred by Russian interference and voter fraud.

In a win for pro-EU forces in Moldova, incumbent President Maia Sandu defeated Alexandr Stoianoglo in the November 3 presidential runoff, securing a second term. Sandu achieved a roughly 54% to 45% lead, with nearly all ballots counted.

CHISINAU: Moldova's pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu on Sunday (Nov 3) won a tense presidential runoff, beating her rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she described as a "lesson i

With 98 per cent of ballots counted, Maia Sandu led Alexandr Stoianoglo with 54.35 per cent, according to the Central Election Commission, concluding an election and campaign marked by persistent allegations of interference, which Russia has denied.

Moldova's pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu won a tense presidential runoff, beating her rival backed by a pro-Russian party in what she described as a "lesson in democracy".

The race was was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation.

The vote was closely watched in Brussels a week after Georgia, another ex-Soviet state seeking EU membership, re-elected a ruling party regarded in the West as increasingly pro-Russian.

Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu won a tense runoff vote, defeating her pro-Russian rival. In a conciliatory victory speech, she said "no one lost". The election, held amid claims of interference…

Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation in the European Union candidate country. With nearly 99% of votes counted in the second round of the…

Moldovans went to the polls on Sunday in a tense presidential election runoff that could play a key role in the country's European future amid fears of Russian interference. Pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu scored 42.5 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential election two weeks ago. Alexandr Stoianoglo, supported by the pro-Russian Socialists and who was fired as prosecutor general by Sandu last year, received 26 percent. FRANCE 24's Maris Gerth-Niculescu reports.

Moldovan authorities are seeing "massive interference" by Russia in the runoff vote for the presidency, the incumbent president's national security advisor has said.