Diana Raileanu is a correspondent in Chisinau for RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service.
In a rematch of Moldova's closely contested 2016 presidential election, the vote on November 1 pits incumbent pro-Russian President Igor Dodon against pro-Western former Prime Minister Maia Sandu, with polls showing nearly one-third of voters still undecided.
In an operation copying the tactics of Russian social-media trolls, a network of fake Facebook accounts worked with real account holders in Moldova to promote the ruling Democratic Party's parliamentary election campaign and discredit pro-Russia politicians.
Dozens of tents have been set up in the center of the Moldovan capital following a street protest that drew tens of thousands as public frustration over rampant corruption has reached the boiling point. But the question of what comes next remains unanswered.
Voters in the Moldovan region of Gagauzia have gone to the polls to express what many predict will be strong support for joining a Russia-led customs union instead of continuing relatively rapid progress in EU integration.
