Moldova votes for the EU, despite a huge Russian influence and vote-buying campaign. It was not subtle. A BBC producer "heard a woman who had just dropped her ballot in the transparent box ask an election monitor where she would get paid."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wnr5qdxe7o

Moldova referendum: Provisional results show thin margin for EU membership

Moldovans vote narrowly to push on with EU membership and reject keeping close ties to Russia.

@anneapplebaum @briankrebs Russian tanks will be across the border very soon, presumably

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What a close call. 😬 So glad it worked out.

It was a mistake to make the Moldovan election about Russia

The slim majority backing EU membership and for President Sandu reflects a chafing against binary choices

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