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Transnistria elects new President

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Transnistrians have voted to elect a new President. But the de-facto state – and the election – isn’t recognized by most of the world.

The Transnistrian parliament building in Tiraspol
The Transnistrian parliament building in Tiraspol Wikimedia/CC
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About half a million people live in Transnistria, squeezed between Molodva and Ukraine. It was formed after the break-up of the USSR and it has traditionally relied on Russia for financial and political support.

But could that change under its new president?

Correspondent Filip Warwick reports from neighbouring Moldova.

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