Ludmila Vizdoagă votes first at Tokyo polling station
Radio Moldova,
20 October 2024 7:40
The first polling station was opened in Tokyo, Japan, and the first Moldovan woman to cast her vote was Ludmila Vizdoagă, who has lived in the diaspora for 19 years.
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