
The Central Election Commission is working to count the votes, with provisional results expected throughout the night. The final verification will take place after the watchdog and external observers release their findings on Monday morning.
The PAS aims to maintain its majority, having held 61 out of 101 seats in the parliament since 2021, and is committed to leading the country into the EU within five years.
However, officials suggest the pro-Russian BEP and the ambiguous Alternativa opposition bloc could benefit from a disinformation and bribery campaign allegedly orchestrated from Moscow.
“Russia is using every tool available to influence this election,” Moldovan national security adviser Stanislav Secrieru told POLITICO before the vote. “We’re witnessing an unprecedented effort involving increased funding for vote-buying, AI-driven disinformation amplified by troll networks, and more resources for orchestrating street violence.”
On Sunday, bomb threats were reported at foreign polling stations — including an incident that led to the evacuation of Moldova’s embassy in Brussels. “Police have received intel on groups planning unrest in Chișinău starting tonight and during tomorrow’s protest organized by the pro-Russian Patriotic bloc,” Secrieru later posted online.
Last year, a referendum on EU membership barely passed, and liberal President Maia Sandu won a second term despite accusations of Kremlin interference in the election. In both instances, votes from the substantial number of Moldovans living abroad, many residing in EU countries, were crucial in determining the outcome.













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