Moldovans narrowly vote to secure the country’s path toward EU membership

A loss would have been a political disaster for the pro-Western government, which strongly supported the pro-EU campaign

If the vote had not gone through it would have been a disaster for Moldova’s President Maia Sandu (AP)

Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership, electoral data showed.

The ballot nearly caused a major setback for Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu, who accused “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote.