Moldova's pro-Western president early Monday looked set to win the first round of a presidential race but accused criminal groups of undermining a referendum asking voters to decide whether to secure a path toward European Union membership, which risked being narrowly rejected.
Nearly 95% of votes were counted in the EU referendum that asks voters to choose whether to enshrine in the country's constitution a path toward the EU.About 52% of a total 1.2 million ballots voted no, while 47% voted Yes.
However, ballots cast among the country's large diaspora were still being tallied and tended to favour the EU path.
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