A girl skates next to a statue of Lenin, with the words "Board of Honor" written in Cyrillic in Romanian and Russian in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Moldovan historian and politician Octavian Ticu speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in a gym in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Alexandr Stoianoglo, presidential candidate of the Socialists' Party of Moldova (PSRM) delivers a statement at the party headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman walks past posters displaying Alexandr Stoianoglo, presidential candidate of the Socialists' Party of Moldova (PSRM) in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

FILE - A woman walks by a depiction of the European Union flag near a park in central Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

FILE - A woman mops a stage before an electoral rally of Moldova's President Maia Sandu in Magdacesti, Moldova, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Moldovan historian and politician Octavian Ticu, right, trains with coach Igor Rotaru, in a gym in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Children skate next to a statue of Lenin, with the words "Board of Honor" written in Cyrillic in Romanian and Russian in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

FILE - Moldova's President Maia Sandu speaks to people in Magdacesti, Moldova, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

A statue of Lenin, with the words "Board of Honor" written in Cyrillic in Romanian and Russian in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tatiana Cojocari, a Russia foreign policy expert at WatchDog, a Chisinau-based think-tank speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Moldovan historian and politician Octavian Ticu trains in a gym in Chisinau, Moldova, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)