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Moldovan president warns of 'extreme winter season' in inauguration speech

Moldova deals with a severe winter season however will conquer the difficulty, President Maia Sandu stated at the inauguration for her 2nd term on Tuesday.

Sandu, who won a closely objected to election in November, deals with a possible energy crisis as the hazard of Russia cutting off gas supply to the little eastern European country looms.

A severe winter season is clear. But, dear individuals, we will get through it, said Sandu at the inauguration ceremony in the capital, Chisinau.

We have actually been blackmailed with gas and now with darkness--. it's not the very first time. But light will dominate; we will. dominate.

In her very first term, Sandu rotated Moldova towards the. European Union and NATO and away from Moscow, which ruled the. country during the Soviet era.

Russia is expected to cut off gas supplies to Moldova and. its breakaway Russia-backed Transnistria region from Jan. 1,. when the existing supply contract ends. Chisinau declared a. state of emergency earlier this month as a result.

Sandu, who has actually consistently promoted Moldova's entry into. the EU, won her second term with a narrower margin than her. initially electoral success in 2020.

This time, she defeated a former prosecutor basic backed. by a generally pro-Russian party in a vote ruined by. accusations of election meddling by Moscow, which it rejects.

The election also exposed underlying public complaints, and. Sandu, who wound up with 55.33% of the overall vote, just won. because of strong backing from Moldovans voting from overseas. Within the nation's borders, she lost by a narrow margin.

(source: Reuters)