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Moldova's pro-EU party takes clear lead in parliamentary election
['Tamsin Paternoster']
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With 95% of polling stations counted, the Party of Action and Solidarity led with 48% of the vote.
The pivotal vote is set to elect a new 101-seat parliament, after which Moldova's president will nominate a new prime minister.
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, a member of the Russia-friendly Patriotic Electoral Bloc, speaks to supporters after the polls closed for the parliamentary election.
Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said bomb threats had targeted polling stations in Romania, Spain, Italy and the US.
Sandui called the vote Moldova's "most consequential election."