Election Produces Hung Parliament in Moldova

Election Produces Hung Parliament in Moldova
Moldovan President Igor Dodon casts his ballot at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Chisinau, Moldova, on Feb. 24, 2019. Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo/Reuters
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CHISINAU—An election in Moldova has produced a hung parliament, with the vote split between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces at a time when the ex-Soviet republic’s relations with the European Union have soured.

The outcome sets the stage for coalition talks or possibly new elections, just as the country has recovered from a political and economic crisis following a $1 billion banking scandal in 2014 and 2015.