Russian influence

Eastern Europe on the edge: Moscow's influence grows across the region

Eastern Europe on the edge: Moscow’s influence grows across the region

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29 oct.
A red ring seems to be gradually forming across Eastern Europe. In Georgia, elections have been won by a party pushing a pro-Kremlin agenda, a serious blow to the country’s long-standing aspirations to join the European Union. In Moldova, an EU accession referendum narrowly passed amid significant Russian interference in the voting process. Just next […]
Why were the results of Moldova's referendum on European integration so narrow?

Why were the results of Moldova’s referendum on European integration so narrow?

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22 oct.
After counting almost all the votes cast on Sunday in the constitutional referendum, the „Yes” vote is leading by about 11,000 votes, with 50.4% to 49.6% out of nearly 1.5 million votes. How can such a close result be explained? Opinion polls – All polls had generally predicted comfortable victories for the „Yes” side, creating […]