00:00Polls have opened in what many consider as one of the most consequential elections in Moldova's recent history.
00:08Voters will elect on Sunday a new 101-seat parliament and are largely presented with a choice between inching closer to the European Union or Russia.
00:18The country's economic troubles, in rampant inflation, a worsening cost-of-living crisis, and high poverty rates are also at the forefront of this vote.
00:27The incumbent past party is looking to secure re-election and keep the country's hopes of EU membership alive.
00:35Other parties from the so-called patriotic electoral bloc are looking to derail this progress and seek friendlier ties with the Kremlin.
00:43Prime Minister Doran Recyan has slammed Moscow for allegedly interfering with the election through disinformation and voter-buying campaigns.
00:51He also claims that Russia has spent hundreds of millions of euros in an attempt to regain control of the country.
00:59Police have carried out hundreds of raids leading up to Sunday and arrested scores of people they suspect plan to disrupt the vote.
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