The vote comes after Moldova narrowly voted for closer ties with the European Union in a referendum last month which was dominated by claims of Russian interference.
Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu has won a second term in office after defeating her pro-Russian rival. With nearly 98% of votes counted in the second round of the presidential race held on Sunday, Ms Sandu had obtained 54% of the total votes, according to the website of the country's Central Electoral Commission. This compared with 46% for Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former prosecutor general who was backed by the pro-Russia Party of Socialists.
The election was closely watched in Brussels a week after Georgia, another ex-Soviet state seeking membership, re-elected a ruling party regarded in the West as increasingly pro-Russian. The future of Moldova, a poor agricultural nation of fewer than three million people, has also been in the spotlight since Russia began its full-scale invasion of neighbouring Ukraine in 2022. The election and the campaign before it were overshadowed by persistent claims of Russian meddling.
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