Pro-EU parties ahead in Moldova election

With 85% of the vote counted in elections for Moldova’s 101-seat Parliament, three pro-Europe parties are ahead with about 44% of the vote while two pro-Russia parties have 40%. Turnout was 55.9%

Moldova
Population 3.5m
GDP $7.93bn

Share of the vote
16%
19%
9%
22%
18%

Liberal Democratic Party: Prime Minister Iurie Leanca wants Moldova to achieve EU candidate status by 2017 and full membership by 2020

Democratic Party: Coalition partner is more moderatelypro-European 

Liberal Reformist Party: Most strongly pro-EU and pro-Nato party. Quit ruling
coalition and went into opposition in 2013

Socialist Party: Anti-EU, supports Customs Union 

Communist Party: Pro-Moscow, supports joining Customs Union with Russia 

Patria Party: Pro-Moscow party disqualified after Central Election Commission claimed it had illegally used foreign campaign funds

Soroca
Rabnita
Tiraspol
Briceni
Chisinau
MOLDOVA
UKRAINE
UKRAINE
ROMANIA
BLACK SEA
Gagauzia
Trans-dniester

80km
50 miles

Prut
Prut
Dniester

Trans-dniester Population: 505,000. Declared independence from Moldova in 1992. Around  2,000 Russian troops stationed in territory. Authorities banned residents from voting

Gagauzia Population: 160,700. Overwhelming majority of voters want to join Russia-led Customs Union. Will call for independence if Moldova chooses to enter EU



Source: Election Commission
Picture: Associated Press