Unification of Moldova and Romania

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The unification of Moldova and Romania is the idea that Moldova and Romania should become a single sovereign state and the political movement which seeks to bring it about. Beginning during the Revolutions of 1989 (including the Romanian Revolution and the independence of Moldova from the Soviet Union), the movement's basis is in the cultural similarity of the two countries, both being Romanian-speaking, and their history of unity as part of Greater Romania and the shared heritage of the Principality of Moldavia. The question of reunification is recurrent in the public sphere of the two countries, often as a speculation, both as a goal and a danger. Though historically Romanian support for unification has been high, a March 2022 survey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine indicated that 11% of Romania's population supported an immediate union, while over 42% considered it was not the right moment. A majority in Moldova continues to oppose it. However, support in Moldova for reunification...

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