Moldova's ruling pro-EU party on Sunday led in parliamentary elections, according to partial results for a vote overshadowed by accusations of Russian interference in the ex-Soviet country.

The small European Union candidate nation, which borders Ukraine and has a pro-Russia breakaway region, has long been divided over whether to move closer with Brussels or maintain Soviet-era relations with Moscow.

With 83 percent of the votes counted late Sunday, the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), in power since 2021, stood at 44.7 percent compared to the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc at 27.9 percent.

PAS gained 52.8 percent in 2021.

If it fails to get a majority in parliament, it may struggle to find partners to govern, analysts have warned, possibly throwing up hurdles in the push towards EU i

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