On Sunday, Moldovans will have the opportunity to cast two votes. One is to elect a new president. The other is a referendum on whether their country should include the goal of European Union accession in its constitution.
Moldova is often home to divisions between pro-West and pro-Moscow factions. A landlocked nation home to the pro-Kremlin breakaway region of Transnistria, Moldova is sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania.
Since the USSR broke up in 1991, the former Soviet country has had leaders who have switched between pro-EU and pro-Russia paths. Maia Sandu, the incumbent president running for re-election, is determined to see Moldova join the EU.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Moldova has sought to distance itself from Russia economically and drawn closer ties with the West, marking a significant shift in its foreign policy.
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