Moldova's Pro-EU party secures decisive election win

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Moldova's ruling pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity won a majority in a high-stakes election, defeating Russia-leaning rivals and strengthening its push to join the European Union by 2030.

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00:00Welcome back. Moldova's pro-European ruling party has won a decisive majority in parliamentary

00:06elections, strengthening its push to join the European Union and move away from Moscow.

00:12President Maya Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity outperformed the Russian-leaning

00:17patriotic bloc, a result welcomed by European partners who had raised concerns about potential

00:25Russian interference in the vote. Final results gave Sandu's party over 50 percent of the votes,

00:32while patriotic bloc trailed with just over 24 percent. The clear majority spares the government

00:38prolonged coalition talks and opens the way to pursue EU membership by 2030. The campaign was

00:46tense, with warnings of Russian disinformation, vote-buying and cyberattacks on election infrastructure.

00:52Former President Igor Doden, who is the co-leader of the patriotic bloc,

00:58rejected the election results, urging supporters to protest outside parliament.

01:03Moldova, a nation of 2.4 million, has long balance between Russia and Europe. It has faced war across

01:10its border in Ukraine, repeated accusations of Russian interference and severe energy shortages.

01:17In Brussels, EU leaders welcomed the result, calling it a clear choice for democracy and

01:22reform. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised continued support

01:27as Moldova advanced on its path to EU membership.

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