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Moldovans go to polls to decide whether future lies with Russia or the west

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    20% Somewhat Conservative

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    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    20% Somewhat Conservative

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52% : Moldovans head to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election and an EU referendum that will mark a pivotal moment in the tug-of-war between Russia and the west over the future of the small, landlocked south-east European country of fewer than 3 million peopleThe pro-western president, Maia Sandu, hopes to advance her agenda by winning a second term and securing a "yes" in a referendum to affirm EU accession as a "irreversible" goal in the constitution.
38% : In particular, they accuse the fugitive pro-Russian businessman Ilan Shor, a vocal opponent of EU membership, of running a destabilising campaign from Moscow.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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