YOU SAID:
I ran to run as president of maldova
INTO JAPANESE
私はマルドバの大統領として出馬しました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ran for president of Maldova
INTO JAPANESE
私はマルドバの大統領に立候補しました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ran for president of Maldova
That didn't even make that much sense in English.