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Russian Patriarch to Visit Moldova Ahead of Election

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Creato: 23 Maggio 2018
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Patriarch Kirill L of Moscow and All Russia kisses Russian President Vladimir Putin C as they congratulate each other during the Orthodox Easter holiday service. Photo EPA Sergei IlnitskyThe Moscow Patriarch's visit to Moldova is widely seen as a move to help the country's pro-Russian Socialists ahead of key elections due this autumn.

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Moldova President Igor Dodon has confirmed that the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will visit Chisinau on September 14-16 for the World Congress of Families, in what is widely seen as a move to boost to the fortunes of the pro-Russian Socialist Party ahead of important elections.

"We have received confirmation of the participation of the Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia," Dodon wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

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