Maia Sandu has become the “president of the diaspora,” the Party of Socialists has said in a statement
Moldova’s biggest opposition party has challenged the results of the presidential runoff held on Sunday. The Party of Socialists said in a statement on Monday it does not recognize incumbent leader Maia Sandu’s victory and declared its own candidate and Sandu’s rival, Alexandr Stoianoglo, to be the “real winner.”
The nation’s Central Election Committee confirmed Sandu’s victory earlier on Monday.
The pro-Eu politician secured 55.35% of the votes, it said. Stoianoglo got 44.65%, according to official data. Early results suggested Stoianoglo was leading by a slim margin but the incumbent overtook him by midnight and the gap between the two kept growing. Moldovans living in Western Europe were instrumental in Sandu’s victory in both the first round of the presidential elections in October and in Sunday’s runoff, according to the…
