Moldova’s pro-EU ruling party leading polls in critical parliamentary election

Igor Grosu, the leader of Party of Action and Solidarity, said after polls closed that ‘Russia’s attempts to hijack the electoral process have been huge’ (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

Moldova’s pro-western ruling party appears to be on track to top polls in a critical parliamentary election that was overshadowed by Russian interference claims.

The race was widely viewed as a geopolitical choice between a path to the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold.