These are nervous and uncertain times in Moldova and Georgia. In a referendum on October 20, Moldovans formally enshrined the pursuit of EU membership in their country’s constitution by the narrowest of margins: 50.4% against 49.6%, hardly the huge majority opinion polls had forecast. On the same day, pro-Western President Maia Sandu came first in a presidential election she had called early, but again by much less than expected. With only 42% of votes cast, she faces a run-off against pro-

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