Moldova's pro-EU party hails poll win
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Moldova’s pro-European party held onto its absolute majority in Parliament in national elections, but it still has a long road into the European Union.
Moldova's pro-European Union (EU) Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won a parliamentary majority in legislative elections watched closely by the Kremlin, securing more than double the vote of the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP).
Moldova's pro-European Union ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results showed, an endorsement of Moldova's bid to join the bloc and break free from Moscow's orbit.