Rustam Minnihanov
Pro-Russians Battle it out in Elections in Moldova’s Gagauzia
Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia goes to elections on Sunday for a new governor, or Bashkan, with eight candidates in the race, most of them with pro-Russian views.
The elections in Gagauzia represent a first test before local elections throughout the country due in autumn, and for presidential elections that will take place next year.
Moldova Bars Russian Delegation for Attempted Election Interference
Andrian Cheptonar, an MP from Moldova's governing Action and Solidarity, PAS party welcomed on Tuesday a decision to bar entry to a Russian delegation led by the head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnihanov, on the grounds that it intended to interfere in the country's internal affairs.