Moldova’s ruling pro-Western party has won a decisive victory and a fresh majority in parliament after a crucial election fraught with allegations of Russian interference.

Moldova ’s pro- European Union ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results showed on Monday, an endorsement of Moldova’s bid to join the bloc and break free from Moscow’s orbit.

The pro-Europe ruling party of Moldova has edged toward a major victory over the Russia-friendly opposition, indicating the small, impoverished nation will remain on a European path instead of drifting back toward the Kremlin.

The vote was internationalized with the right-leaning opposition complaining that polling places and diaspora ballots favored the West

The result should enable Sandu’s party to form a coalition that will confirm the country’s aspiration to become an EU member by 2030. It follows her own re-election on a similar platform in last year’s presidential contest.

Cyber attacks, fake bomb threats and calls for protests marked Moldova’s parliamentary election, underscoring the tense battle over the country’s direction between Europe and Russia.

Ultimately, despite reports of pro-Russian groups threatening violence, with at least three people arrested in Moldova, and several bomb scares reported at polling booths abroad, the Moldovan diaspora played a key role in delivering a pro-EU victory.

Greece has extradited an oligarch and former senior politician of Moldova accused of involvement in a $1 billion theft.