Chisinau, Moldova
AP
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Moldovans are heading to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold.
Sunday’s pivotal vote will elect a new 101-seat parliament, after which Moldova’s president nominates a prime minister, generally from the leading party or bloc, which can then try to form a new government. A proposed government then needs parliamentary approval.
Polls opened at 7 a.m. (12 a.m. ET) and will close at 9 p.m. (2 p.m. ET). The Central Electoral Commission reported more than 400,000 people, or about…
