Faced with a double challenge in internal and external politics between being absorbed by Romania or by Russia, the political élite and the electorate of this small former Soviet Republic opted without hesitation in favour of its own independence in 1994.
Stillet over for den dobbelte udfordring i inden- og udenrigspolitikken mellem integrering i Rumænien eller Rusland valgte den politiske elite og vælgerne i denne lille tidligere sovjetrepublik i 1994 entydigt uafhængigheden.