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Sandu gains over 55% in second round of Moldovan presidential elections
Moldovan President Maia Sandu, running for a second term, is leading in the second presidential election. According to the report of the Central Election Commission of Moldova, after 99.14% of the protocols were processed, Sandu received 55.09% of the votes, while 44.91% of voters cast their ballots for the candidate from the opposition Socialist Party, Alexandru Stoianoglo, the former prosecutor general of Moldova.
Maia Sandu has already declared her victory. Although the official results of the second presidential elections have not yet been announced, Sandu has already received congratulations from the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament, the President of Romania and several heads of state. Another country.
Opposition presidential candidate Alexandru Stoianoglo received more votes at the country's polling stations. He called on his fellow citizens to remain calm regardless of the election results. Sandu defeated his opponent thanks to the support of voters at polling stations abroad, where, according to the National Electoral Commission, more than 300,000 people voted.