Early results based on a fraction of the vote showed 56% of Moldovans voting "no" at Sunday's referendum on their EU aspirations and put incumbent Maia Sandu just a few percentage points ahead of her rival at the presidential election.

Sunday's vote sees Moldovans facing a choice between pushing on with EU membership or keeping close ties to Russia.

Moldova's pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, accused criminal groups of attempting to derail a referendum on EU membership, despite winning the first presidential race round. As diaspora votes are counted,

Moldovans voted on Sunday in a presidential election and a referendum that could make or break their country's efforts to join the European Union, after allegations of Russian interference. As the war in Ukraine turns the political and diplomatic spotlight on Moldova,

Moldovans were voting on Sunday in a presidential election and referendum that could determine whether the small country continues its path to European Union membership, amid ongoing allegations of Russian election meddling.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has reported an unprecedented threat to the integrity of the country's presidential election and EU referendum. Allegations have surfaced that criminal groups with foreign backing attempted to purchase up to 300,

Moldovans cast their ballots on Sunday in a presidential election and EU referendum at a pivotal moment that could reinforce the small agricultural economy's drive to join the European Union, after allegations of Russian election meddling.

A participant of Moldovan presidential candidate Octavian Ticu's campaign hands out leaflets while agitating voters in a street ahead of the country's upcoming presidential election and a referendum on future European Union membership,

Sunday’s referendum will ask Moldovan voters whether they support declaring the country’s EU accession as a strategic goal in its constitution. In an interview with Voice of America’s Russian Service,

Moldova's pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, is seeking a second term in a presidential election on Oct. 20, when the country will also hold a referendum on joining the European Union.

Russia is seeking to undermine Moldova's upcoming presidential election and has spent millions of dollars on its efforts to do so, the White House said Tuesday.