Results of 97.66 percent of ballots cast in referendum on Moldova's European aspirations marked a reversal and the percentages of the two camps leveled off. 50 percent of those who voted said "yes" of these aspirations, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA, referring to the Moldovan Central Election Commission.
Earlier in the night, with a smaller number of ballots counted, the percentage of those who answered "no" prevailed by a small margin. of Moldova's European aspirations.
In the referendum, Moldovans were asked to answer the question: “Do you support amending the Constitution so that Moldova can join the European Union?", to which they had to answer with "yes" or with "no". In order for the poll to be recognized as valid, one third of those included in the voter lists must participate in it. If the referendum is successful, the preamble of the country's constitution will be supplemented with the words: “affirming the European identity of the Moldovan people and the irreversibility of Moldova's European course, declaring EU integration a strategic goal of Moldova”. The basic law will also be supplemented with a new section, which will say that Moldova's accession to the EU treaties will be established by a legislative act of the parliament. These contracts and legal acts will prevail over conflicting provisions of domestic law.
Parallel to the referendum, there were also presidential elections, in which President Maya Sandu leads with 39 percent, but will have to appear in a second round on November 3 against her main opponent, the pro-Russian candidate Alexander Stoyanoglo, the Associated Press recalls.