
(ANSA) - BRUXELLES, SEP 27 - "We see enormous pressure from Moscow to interfere and condition the elections, the territorial integrity and independence of our republic is at stake." Moldova's President Maia Sandu on the microphones of German public broadcaster Zdf raises the alarm on the eve of the crucial vote for the fate of the small former Soviet republic nestled between Ukraine and Romania. The country goes to the polls tomorrow to renew the 101 seats in its parliament. Moldova's approximately 2.4 million people are at a crossroads: according to the latest polls, Sandu's Pas -- actively supported by the EU -- could confirm itself as the leading political force, but with no longer the ability to govern alone. The final head-to-head vote will be with the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc of former President Igor Dodon. The Kremlin, she returned to denounce, spends "hundreds of millions of euros to finance political parties, even to bribe voters or train young people for the purpose of organizing destabilization activities." However, Sandu said she is convinced that the country is on the right track toward Europe. "In the last three years we have made great progress. I really believe that Moldova can become a member of the EU by the end of the decade," she noted, assuring that even in case of defeat, the pro-European front will continue to fight for democracy. "We believe in freedom. And we do not want to live under Putin's regime," he scanned. (ANSA).