Kremlin says Moldovan election was unfair, questions Sandu's legitimacy


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  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2024

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting with members of the Bolivian delegation on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday denounced Moldova's weekend election as unfair and said it did not see the winner, Maia Sandu, as the legitimate president of the country.

Pro-Western Sandu defeated a former prosecutor general backed by a traditionally pro-Russian party in a vote marred by allegations of election meddling by Moscow, which the Kremlin denied.

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