Moldova Approves EU Membership Path With Razor-Thin Margin
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Moldova voted in favor of opening a path to European Union membership in the coming years by a slim margin as the former Soviet republic sought to break the Kremlin’s decades-long grip.
Some 50.5% of Moldovans approved the measure with a margin of more than 13,000 votes, according to a preliminary tally of almost all ballots by the Central Electoral Commission in Chisinau.