Moldova torn between East and West, looks to the EU

This is a Cornelian situation following the parliamentary elections in Moldova: the pro-European parties have won, but they will still have to agree among themselves or with some of their pro-Russian rivals to form a coalition. Explanation of our special correspondent in Chisinau

"In principle the parties of the pro-European coalition has enough votes to form a government, told euronews. But the internal and external circumstances in the country, as well as the divisions in society between pro-Russian and pro-European, pushing actors to seek parliamentary support of part of the left. "

Impossible to ignore in any case that the Socialist Party, pro-Russian, won the vote.

Moldova is torn between the European Union and a customs rapprochement with Russia. A situation that is not at all unlike that of his Ukrainian neighbor. And with Transnistria Moldova already knows the situation of a breakaway territory claiming to Moscow.

"I am very optimistic, said a young man in English, and I think the pro-European parties will cooperate even with the left and will decide what will be the way of our country in the future." "I do not know s they will be able to form a coalition, but it is certainly the hope of Moldovans, especially the younger generation, adds a young girl speaking in Romanian. We want to make part of the EU to have a future in the EU. "" We should not lose what we have built in terms of relations with the East, ditto with the West, cautiously concludes a lady in Russian and at the same time we must try to go to Europe, but I do not think we can succeed. "