The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has said that a group of people tried to buy 300,000 votes in the election, which is almost 20% of the total number of

While the "yes" vote in Moldova's EU referendum clears the way for the country's path to the bloc, the slim margin of the win is not going to make things easy for pro-EU President Maia Sandu.

Moldova's incumbent President and presidential candidate Maia Sandu casts her ballots at a polling station, as the country holds a presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union, in Chisinau, Moldova October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo