The Moldovan oligarchs who have fled the country see the upcoming election as an opportunity to strengthen their power base once more, LB.ua frets:
“Since Maia Sandu and her Party of Action and Solidarity have become the monopolists of the European course, the political battle is now only taking place on the pro-Russian side and over Russian money, where by its very nature it cannot be fair or democratic. Furthermore, we can see the influence of the oligarchs on their puppet candidates. Their goal here is not a geopolitical game, but the chance to return to Moldova to solve their own problems with the law. … But what would Moscow demand in return for its ‘help’ in that case?”