Pro-EU president Maia Sandu takes lead ahead of Russia-friendly candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo with almost 91% of the vote counted.
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00:00Moldova's incumbent President Maya Sandu has pulled ahead of her competitor to take a slim
00:07lead in the presidential runoff.
00:10With almost 91 percent of the votes counted, Sandu has taken 50.47 percent, with Alexander
00:17Stoyanoglu trailing at 49.53 percent.
00:22The election has been stained by ongoing claims of voter fraud, electoral interference and
00:27intimidation to threaten the democracy of the EU candidate country.
00:33In the first round of voting on October 20th, pro-EU Sandu led with 42 percent but didn't
00:38secure a majority, while Russia-friendly Stoyanoglu received 26 percent.
00:45A referendum on the same day saw the proposal to join the EU pass with a narrow majority
00:51of 50.3 percent, boosted in the final hours of counting by the overseas vote.