After the pro-Western senator accused foreign meddling and” legal groups” of trying to thwart the ballot in the former Soviet republic, voters cast a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the nation’s journey toward European Union membership. The” No” vote appeared to be in favor up until the final few thousand votes were tallied from the significant diaspora of Moldova, whose authorities have accused Russia of trying to destabilize the nation. With 99.41 % of votes counted in the EU referendum held Sunday, the” Yes” vote stood at 50.3 % and the” No” vote at 49.6 %, according to Central Electoral Commission.
A lost would have been a social disaster for the pro-Western authorities. ” The citizens of Moldova have spoken: our EU coming will now be anchored in the law. We won in a fair fight that was waged in a fair combat,” said President Maia Sandu.
The US hailed the conviction, saying:” Russia did not succeed. Romanian democracy is powerful”. Russia has denied that it is influencing Moldova.
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