Moldova’s ruling pro-European party has won a crucial parliamentary election against its pro-Russian rivals, a result that keeps Moldova’s bid for European Union membership alive amid persistent allegations of Russian interference.
Observers and party officials had called Sunday’s vote the most important election in Moldova’s post-independence history, and was widely viewed as a choice between greater integration with the EU or a return to Russia’s orbit.
With more than 99% of votes counted early Monday, the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) secured 50.03% of the vote, with the pro-Russian opposition Patriotic Bloc taking 24.3%.
CNN affiliate, Antena3 Romania, reported…
