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Sunday’s elections in Moldova marked a defining moment in the country’s democratic journey. Amid deep political divisions and heavy foreign interference, the vote offered Moldovans a clear choice between turning east or west. They delivered a decisive victory for the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity.

France and the European Union have welcomed the victory of the pro-European ruling party in Moldova’s parliamentary elections as proof that the the country is on the right track to join the bloc.

Moldovans are heading to the polls on Sunday – in what is widely seen as the most important election since the country gained independence – facing a political crossroads with implications for its European future, regional security and domestic stability.

Moldovans vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of "deeply interfering".

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 parliamentary election has been fraught with claims of Russian interference

Western-friendly ruling party faces fierce challenge from opposition amid reports of Kremlin interference

Seven years after moving to Ireland, Natalia Stirbu still goes home to Moldova to vote -- part of a powerful diaspora whose ballots could prove decisive in the small country's battle between Moscow and the West.

Parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova on September 28. While this may seem like a minor event for the rest of Europe, implications for the rest of the continent’s security and stability could be profound.