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What to expect from the new president of Moldova. EPC Commentary 14 November 2016

Ivan, Paul (2016) What to expect from the new president of Moldova. EPC Commentary 14 November 2016. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    On 30 October and 13 November 2016, for the first time in the last twenty years, the Moldovans directly elected their president, choosing Igor Dodon, the leader of the pro-Russian Party of Socialists, as their new head of state. The pro-European candidate, Maia Sandu, a Harvard-educated economist and former education minister, finished second. While the powers of the Moldovan president are limited, the victory of the unapologetically pro-Russian Dodon is more than symbolic. The EU should not underestimate the consequences of his election, nor his capacity to damage EU interests and weaken EU-Moldova relations.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: Countries > Moldova
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > European Policy Centre > Commentary
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 16 Nov 2016 09:48
    Number of Pages: 2
    Last Modified: 29 Nov 2016 13:31
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/81685

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