Pro-Russian Candidate Leads Moldova Presidential Vote but Faces Runoff The candidate, Igor Dodon, finished far ahead of pro-Western challengers, but failed to win the outright majority needed to avoid a runoff election next month. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Giraffes, Towering and Otherworldly, Are ‘Vulnerable’ to ExtinctionFormer French Official Convicted of Tax FraudCarter Page, Ex-Trump Adviser With Russian Ties, Visits MoscowTrilobites: That Thing With Feathers Trapped in Amber? It Was a Dinosaur TailKilling of I.R.A. Splinter Group Figure Rattles Irish CitySoveria Mannelli Journal: Digitizing an Old-World Work Ethic, and Reaping the Rewards