LONDON -- Moldovan President Maia Sandu, a pro-European leader, defeated on Sunday the Patriotic Bloc of the opposition party, who have said they aim to forge closer ties to Moscow. The country concluded its general elections with Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity winning an overall majority. The election was set to decide whether "we consolidate our democracy and join the EU, or whether Russia drags us back into a grey zone, making us a regional risk," Sandu said prior to the vote. "Moldova’s future must be decided by Moldovans, not Moscow." With almost all ballots counted, the incumbent PAS got 50.16% of the vote, winning 55 of the 101 parliamentary seats in parliament, as per the election commission’s website . The Patriotic Bloc got 24.19% of the votes. The total voter turnout was

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