Russia-friendly candidate ahead amid claims of Kremlin meddling newsthirst.
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Alexandr Stoianoglo has denied being a pro-Kremlin candidate The man challenging Moldova’s pro-EU leader Maia Sandu for the presidency has taken a narrow lead, according to preliminary results, in a pivotal presidential election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia. Alexandr Stoianoglo, who was backed by the pro-Russian Party of Socialists, had…
