The victory for the 52-year-old ex-World Bank adviser is an endorsement of the resolutely pro-Western course she has tacked.

Moldova’s pro-Western leader, Maia Sandu, has declared victory in a tense presidential run-off that was widely seen as a ...

a former World Bank official. “Moldovans abroad have shown once again that Moldova beats as strongly in their hearts as it does in ours back home.” She also went on to say that the vote had ...

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans living abroad voted in record numbers in a presidential runoff that secured victory for pro-Western President Maia Sandu, in a pivotal race that pitted her ...

Maia Sandu said she would be president for all, after a run-off against a rival backed by a pro-Russian party.

CHISINAU - Moldova holds the second round of its presidential ... After a stint in the economy ministry, she worked as an economist at the World Bank's office in Chisinau for about seven years ...

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff ...

Maia Sandu, the pro-Western president, is seeking reelection after guiding Moldova closer to the European ... Sandu – a Harvard-educated former World Bank official who has cut ties with Moscow ...

Moldova's diaspora also played a key role in a national referendum on Oct. 20, when a razor-thin majority of 50.35% voted to secure Moldova's path toward EU membership.

“Our diaspora has given us yet another lesson today, one that we should all learn from,” said Sandu, a former World Bank official. “Moldovans abroad have shown once again that Moldova beats ...