Pro-EU Party in Moldova Wins Clear Majority in Election

Moldova's President Maia Sandu speaks to the media after casting her vote in a snap parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, on July 11, 2021. Aurel Obreja/AP Photo

CHISINAU, Moldova—A pro-reform party seeking closer ties for Moldova with the European Union has won a clear majority in the parliamentary election, electoral commission results show Monday.

Sunday’s election was called by President Maia Sandu, who sought to gain a parliament made up of pro-EU reformists in the former Soviet republic.