Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority to push ahead with talks to join the EU, results on Monday showed, marking an upset for President Maia Sandu, who had hoped to secure resounding backing for her policy of closer integration with Europe.
The landmark referendum asked voters whether the country’s constitution should change to enshrine a commitment to joining the EU after Moldova applied for membership in 2022.
Sandu had cast the referendum as a historic choice for the former Soviet nation between integrating more closely with the west and returning to the Russian fold.
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