AKIPRESS.COM - Moldova's presidential election will go to a second round, preliminary results showed early on Monday, after a pro-Russian socialist candidate fell short of winning sufficient support to achieve all-out victory, Reutersreports.

With 99.5 percent of votes counted, preliminary results showed candidate Igor Dodon, who wants to reverse Moldova's course toward European integration, had won 48.5 percent, and his main pro-European challenger, Maia Sandu, had 38.2 percent.

Dodon needed to win 51 percent of votes to avoid a run-off on November 13.

The Central Election Commission will announce the final results of the first round within the next five days.