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In a November 15 runoff election, voters in Moldova chose former Prime Minister Maia Sandu as the country’s first female president. Sandu is seen as a Western-oriented leader, especially when compared to her opponent, incumbent President Igor Dodon, who enjoyed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backing.On December 1, Sandu called for Russian military forces to be removed from Transnistria, the breakaway territory bordering Ukraine to the east that is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. We are an independent country that does not want foreign troops to stay on its territory
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