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The party of Moldova's pro-European president came first in hundreds of weekend local elections but was unable to win mayoral seats in the biggest cities, including the capital Chisinau, according to preliminary results on Monday. Sunday's elections to pick 12,000 local officials nationwide, including the mayor of Chisinau, were seen as a test of President Maia Sandu's pro-European course and took place amid allegations of Russian meddling, which Moscow denies. Sandu's ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won more than 40% of the votes cast for mayors, city council...

Moldova’s ruling pro-European party has lost a bid for the mayorship of the country’s capital and other key cities despite victories in many areas in local elections that were overshadowed by accusations that Russia was meddling to undermine the vote, according to preliminary results. Lilian Carp of the Party of Action and Solidarity, or PAS, lost out to incumbent Chisinau mayor, Ion Ceban, who won just over 50% of the capital’s vote, according to the Central Electoral Commission.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Moldova's ruling pro-European party has lost a bid for the mayorship of the country's capital and other key cities despite victories in many areas in local elections that were overshadowed by accusations that Russia was meddling to undermine the vote, according to preliminary results. World News | Moldova's Pro-Western Government Hails Elections Despite Mayoral Losses in Capital and Key Cities.

Incumbent Ion Ceban has been reelected as mayor of Moldova's capital, Chisinau, preliminary results showed early on November 6, in a potential setback for pro-Western President Maia Sandu's ruling Party of Action and Solidarity. 

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