Former deputy prime minister Nicu Popescu, ex-minister of foreign affairs and European integration, said that even a narrow victory is still a victory. In democracies, those who lose accept the result. Both those who win and those who lose have the responsibility to work together so as not to deepen divisions, but to build a better future. Each side learns the lessons of this process, IPN reports.

Nicu Popescu brought the example of Sweden, which joined the European Union in 1994, with 52% of the vote in the referendum, and of the United Kingdom, which left the European Union in 2016 with the same percentage, 52%. “Narrow majorities shaped the destiny of these nations. Today, Sweden is a strong member of the European Union, and the UK respected the will of its citizens,” said the former deputy prime minister.

“We thank all those who voted! Europe is not just a dream, but is a common project, and we will continue to strengthen Moldova’s place in Europe, to which we belong.”

With over 99% of the referendum vote reports counted, the results show that 50.39% of the voters answered “Yes” to the question “Are you for amending the Constitution so as to enshrine the Republic of Moldova’s accession to the European Union in it?".