CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova's pro-Western President Maia Sandu is riding high, following a decisive victory for the party she founded in a tense parliamentary election on Sunday which was plagued by claims of Russian interference.

Founded by Sandu in 2016, the Party of Action and Solidarity, known as PAS, won its second parliamentary majority on Sunday, defeating pro-Russian groups that risked upending Moldova's push in recent years to join the European Union.

“The Kremlin sought to divide us, to undermine our trust — in the state, in our institutions, in one another, and in our ability to resist," Sandu said in a speech on Monday. “We did not allow ourselves to be bought, intimidated, or frightened. We mobilized and defended our country through honest, democratic choice."

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