Moldova’s pro-EU party takes lead in election as vote counting under way | News

Moldovans await the results of a closely-watched parliamentary election, amid claims of Russian interference.

Moldova’s governing pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has taken the lead in the parliamentary election with 46 percent of the votes, compared with 27 percent for the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc, with 90 percent of votes counted, according to the country’s electoral commission.

Sunday’s…