Moldova has reelected pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu in a presidential runoff fraught with allegations of Russian meddling.
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00:00Moldova has re-elected pro-EU candidate Maya Sandu after a tight presidential runoff fraught
00:07with accusations of Russian meddling. Sandu's rival, Aleksandr Stoyanoglou, had promised
00:13closer ties with Moscow. She called her win, with roughly 55 percent of the vote, a lesson
00:19in democracy. Moldova is a former Soviet republic that borders
00:24Ukraine. It has its own breakaway region that hosts Russian troops, one of the big
00:30obstacles to its goal of joining the EU.