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On Sunday, Moldovan voters will choose their next president. During the first round on October 20th, Sandu led with 42% of the vote but failed to win an outright majority, while Stoianoglo, a Russia-friendly former prosecutor general, received 26%. Since no candidate received more than 50% of the votes, they face a runoff election viewed as a choice between geopolitical opposites. On the same day, the country held a national referendum, and Moldovans voted by a razor-thin majority of 50.35% in favor of securing a path toward EU membership. However, the result was overshadowed by allegations of…