Polls open in Moldova’s snap election amid corruption concerns
Al Jazeera
Voters are choosing a new parliament after the last one was dissolved by President Maia Sandu, who is against pro-Russian influence.
Polling stations in Moldova opened on Sunday morning with voters eager to choose the new parliament after the previous one was dissolved by new President Maia Sandu to shore up her position against pro-Russia forces. Polls opened shortly after 7am (04:00 GMT) on Sunday and will close at 9pm, with initial results expected a few hours later. Sandu, who wants to bring Moldova into the European Union, in November defeated Kremlin-backed incumbent Igor Dodon on a pledge to fight corruption in one of Europe’s poorest countries.
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