US EditionMoldova's President Sandu says she would vote to join Romania
President Maia Sandu supports unification with Romania to counter Russian influence, though only about one-third of Moldovans back reunification, with EU integration seen as more feasible.
- On Jan 12 in Chisinau, President Maia Sandu said `If we have a referendum, I would vote for the unification with Romania`, Reuters reported.
- Her government has set its sights on joining the EU by 2030 and must carry out difficult reforms amid Russian resistance, as Maia Sandu's pro-EU party won a new mandate last September.
- Demographic ties matter: around 1.5 million Moldovans hold Romanian citizenship, and Moldova is a former Soviet republic of around 2.4 million with a Romanian-speaking majority and a Russian-speaking minority.
- Acknowledging limited public support, Maia Sandu, President of Moldova, described EU integration as a `more realistic objective` since only around one-third back reunification.
- The country, which borders Ukraine and was part of Romania in the interwar period before Soviet annexation, saw pro-Russian Socialists in power as recently as 2020, shaping its security and politics.
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Moldova has fewer inhabitants than Berlin. According to the President, it is difficult for such a small country to survive. It is in favour of an association with its neighbour Romania. It is questionable whether this will happen for several reasons.
By 2030, Maia Sandu wants to lead the small Republic of Moldova to the European Union. To protect the country from Russian influence, however, she seems to consider other ways possible.
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Maia Sandu, re-elected President of Moldova in 2024, said on Monday that she would vote for the reunification of Moldova and Romania if such a referendum took place.
Moldova's President Sandu says she would vote to join Romania
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has said she would vote in favour of unification with neighbouring European Union and NATO member Romania if a referendum were to take place to help protect its fragile democracy against Russian pressure.
The President of Moldova, Maja Sandu, said that she will vote for reunification with Romania if the issue ever comes to a referendum, stating that it is increasingly difficult for her country to "survive" alone, the European portal Politiko writes today.
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