Moldovans living abroad voted in record numbers in a presidential runoff that secured victory for pro-Western President Maia Sandu, in a pivotal race that pitted her against a Russia-friendly opponent amid ongoing claims of Russian interference,

Moldovans living abroad voted in record numbers in a presidential runoff that secured victory for pro-Western President Maia Sandu in a pivotal race against a Russia-friendly opponent amid ongoing claims of Russian interference,

Almost 10,000 representatives of the Moldovan diaspora in Russia had voted at the two polling stations in Moscow (5,000 at each) that were opened for them to be able to vote in the presidential election in Moldova.