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Moldova’s pro-European ruling party leads with 48% in parliamentary elections seen as a pivotal choice between EU integration and Russian influence.

Election day was marked by bomb threats, cyberattacks and voter irregularities amid widespread allegations of Russian interference and vote-buying operations.

The diaspora vote from over 276,000 overseas Moldovans could prove decisive in determining the country’s westward or eastward trajectory.

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party has taken a decisive lead in a critical parliamentary election that was overshadowed by widespread allegations of Russian interference. The race was widely viewed as a geopolitical choic

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