Moldova's pro-EU ruling party wins majority in key election, boosting country's bid to join the EU

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Moldova's pro-European ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results showed on Monday, a major boost for the country's bid to join the EU and break away from Moscow's orbit.
58% : Anastasia Pociumban of the German Council on Foreign Relations called Sunday's election a vote of confidence in PAS and its EU plans but said the party faced a big challenge in "bridging the divides" in the country and better communicating the benefits of EU accession to more sceptical Moldovans.
57% : The near-final tally by Moldova's electoral commission allows the government to push for its goal of EU membership by 2030.
34% : By contrast, Russia accused the pro-EU camp in Moldova of attempting to manipulate the outcome of the election.

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