Editorial: El País

• Moldovan citizens voted in favor of joining the European Union, both in a referendum and in presidential elections.
• The margin of victory was narrow in both votes and there remains uncertainty about Moldova's future.
• The president and defender of the Europenist option, Maia Sandu, received the majority of votes in the presidential elections.
• The Moldovan diaspora's vote was crucial. At the same time, there is resistance in certain regions, with people possessing passports issued by Moscow.
• Sandu accused the Kremlin of interfering in the elections through propaganda, misinformation, and the direct purchase of votes by an exiled Moldovan oligarch.
• The geopolitical context is volatile, with Sandu looking to contain Russian influence and potential conflict in Transnistria.
• Sandu's successes are fragile and Moldova's political future is still very much open.

Conclusion: Despite Moldovan voters' preference for the European Union, domestic politics and external intervention, particularly from Russia, remain major challenges for Moldova's future stability.

---