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However, several hurdles loom. The financial strain of absorbing nearly 150,000 pensioners and over 60,000 unemployed residents could challenge Moldova’s social systems. Politically, incorporating Transnistria might shift Moldova’s electoral landscape, potentially bolstering pro-Russian factions—an outcome that opposition parties might exploit. Nonetheless, recent voter behavior hints at changing attitudes among Transnistrian residents; voter turnout in the region’s elections plunged, and approximately 30% supported Sandu’s pro-EU party, indicating some openness to European integration amid deteriorating economic support from Russia.