Moldova elections signal trouble on country's path toward the EU

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Polls ahead of the referendum suggested support for EU membership was at about 60%, but by Monday the pro-EU camp squeaked by with only 50.4% of the vote.
56% : On Sunday, voters cast ballots in both a first round of presidential elections and in a referendum about whether EU membership should be included as a national aspiration in the constitution.
53% : Previously, Ukraine and Georgia added similar pro-EU language in their constitutions as a method to prevent a shift away from the EU.
49% : But Sunday elections showed Moldovans are divided over what direction they want for their country wedged between the EU and Moscow.(CN) -- Moldova's movement toward joining the European Union was thrown into doubt after the country's strongly pro-EU president, Maia Sandu, won lukewarm support on Sunday in her bid for reelection and to enshrine EU membership into the constitution.
42% : However, the close referendum result showed many voters in Moldova are uneasy with EU membership, he added.

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