With nearly all votes counted, a referendum on Moldova’s EU membership remains too close to call, as pro-EU President Maia Sandu attributed the uncertain outcome to “criminal groups collaborating with foreign forces,” implicitly referring to Russia.
🇲🇩 🇪🇺 The tight results represent a setback for Sandu, who won the first round of presidential elections held simultaneously on Sunday but now faces a challenging second round.
🗳️ The referendum was widely anticipated to succeed in the nation of 2.6 million, which borders war-torn Ukraine.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Sandu applied for Moldova to join the European Union.
With over 98% of the votes counted, the “yes” side held a narrow lead at 50.08%, while the “no” camp, which had previously been ahead, was at 49.92% early Monday.
“Moldova’s EU Membership Referendum Too Close to Call as Sandu Blames Foreign Interference”
