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European Movement UK Welcomes Moldova's Resistance to pro-Russia parties
Neighboring Romania , already an EU member and with an active 'RomExit' movement in place, could be next on Russia's wish list, he added.
In Moldova , as election day approached, the pro- Russia parties, began to warn of possible vote rigging by the authorities.
With just 55 seats in a parliament of 101, PAS has now to be careful not to lose parliamentarians through plain corruption or other means, a scenario that arguably has been seen in the past in this fledgling democracy. The pro-European forces have a clear but not comfortable majority in the Parliament.
The European Movement UK recognises the importance of these elections in shaping Moldova's trajectory. Mr. Harvey said Sunday's vote should empower the government to accelerate much-needed reforms and reinforce Moldova's aspirations to align with the EU's political, economic and social standards. Such a development would send a clear signal of Moldova's commitment to democracy, the rule of law and human rights.
The EU and the UK now need to follow up with further assistance, both in granting the necessary and proper level of financial support and in politically supporting steady opening and closure of EU accession negotiation chapters.
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