A pro-Russian candidate for president of Moldova has won the race, preliminary results showed on Nov. 13 following a campaign in which he vowed to slam the brakes on seven years of closer integration with the European Union.
Reuters: Pro-Russian candidate triumphs in Moldova presidential race
A young boy casts his mother's vote at a polling station in Chisinau November 13, 2016. Moldova went to the polls on November 13, 2016 to choose between pro-Moscow and pro-European candidates in a runoff vote for the next president of the impoverished ex-Soviet country. It marks the first time in 16 years that Moldova -- wracked by corruption scandals in recent years -- is electing its leader by national vote instead of having parliament select the head of state. / AFP PHOTO / DANIEL MIHAILESCU
