Nadejda Coptu is a reporter for RFE/RL's Moldovan Service.
Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc has been extradited to Chisinau to face long-running criminal charges, jolting the country just days before a tense general election already roiled by allegations of Russian interference.
Moldovan voters appeared to be united around the wish for a better future as they elected a new president on November 3. In the capital, Chisinau, a pro-EU voter told RFE/RL: "We want to be where life is better." Another voter quoted "peace," a resonating topic amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Moldovans voted in a presidential runoff on November 3. After casting their ballots in the capital, Chisinau, both runoff rivals referred to suspicions of foreign meddling.
