Moldova’s pro-European party retains majority in key election

PAS garners 50.03% of vote after more than 99.5% of ballots counted in poll deciding whether country steers closer to EU or Russia

Moldova's ruling pro-European party has retained its parliamentary majority after Sunday's pivotal election, seen as a test of the president's push to keep the country of 2.4 million on track for EU membership rather than drifting back towards Moscow.

With more than 99.5% of the ballots counted, Maia Sandu's pro-western Action and Solidarity party (PAS) garnered 50.03% of the vote to elect members of the 101-seat parliament.