France, Sept. 29 -- With over 99.6 percent of ballots counted, Moldova's pro-EU ruling party has won Sunday's elections with more than 50 percent of the vote, official results showed on Monday.

The Party of Action and Solidarity headed by President Maia Sandu won 50.06 percent of the vote, compared to 24.25 percent for the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc, according to preliminary results published on the election commission's website

The election was seen as the most important since the country gained independence, as it will determine whether the country maintains its accelerated path toward European Union membership, or pivots back toward deeper ties with Moscow.

Voting was overshadowed by fears of vote buying and unrest, as well as "an u...