The tight finish - with fewer than 1.5% of the ballots still to be counted - is far from a resounding endorsement of the pro-EU path that Sandu has pursued

In Moldova, the processing of voter protocols for the presidential election and the constitutional referendum on Euro-integration is nearing completion. Incumbent President Maia Sandu is receiving the majority of votes;

While the "yes" vote in Moldova's EU referendum clears the way for the country's path to the bloc, the slim margin of the win is not going to make things easy for pro-EU President Maia Sandu.