Pro-Europe party of Moldova's president wins local elections, sees setbacks in big cities
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...
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