CHISINAU: Pro-Kremlin forces are meddling in Moldova's upcoming presidential election by paying off tens of thousands of voters in a sweeping plot to derail Chisinau's bid for closer European Union ties, police said on Thursday (Oct 3). Incumbent Maia Sandu has portrayed the Oct 20 contest as a test of her pro-European politics. It will be held alongside a referendum asking voters whether Moldova should be able to join the bloc. Sandu, who is seeking a second term, has long accused Russia of

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