Chisinau [ Moldova ], September 28 (ANI): Polls opened in Moldova on Sunday for parliamentary elections that could shape the country's future direction, deciding whether it continues its pro-Ukrainian and pro-European Union course or shifts closer to Russia , Al Jazeera reported.

Polling stations opened at 7 am (04:00 GMT) and will close at 9 pm (18:00 GMT), with results expected later in the day. Voters are electing 101 members of parliament, after which the president nominates a prime minister, usually from the leading party or bloc, who then attempts to form a new government.

In the lead-up to the vote, Moldova n Prime Minister Dorin Recean warned of alleged Russia n interference. He claimed Moscow was spending "hundreds of millions" of euros in what he described as "the

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