In Moldova, a pro-Russian candidate Socialist Party's Igor Dodon announced his victory in the second round of Moldova's presidential election today.<br/><br/>In Moldova, a pro-Russian candidate Socialist Party's Igor Dodon announced his victory in the second round of Moldova's presidential election today. Earlier in the day, the Central Election Commission said that Dodon was winning the election with 55.48 percent of the vote after almost 95 percent of votes counted.<br/><br/>His main rival, opposition candidate from Action and Solidarity Party Maia Sandu won almost 45 percent. Dodon vowed to slam the brakes on seven years of closer integration with the European Union. In another potential blow to the European Union brand, Bulgaria, which also held a presidential vote on yesterday, elected a pro-Russian candidate by a large margin, according to exit polls.