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| Pro-EU party wins Moldovan election marred by fraud claims: As it happened | |
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| The opposition has accused President Maia Sandu’s government of large-scale voter manipulation | |
| With all the ballots counted, Moldova’s pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) secured a majority in a parliamentary contest widely billed as a turning point in the nation’s history. | |
| According to the official tally, PAS secured 50.2% of the vote, while the main opposition alliance, the Patriotic Block, received 24.18%. Voter turnout was 52.21%. | |
| PAS is projected to hold 55 seats in the 100-seat parliament, according to estimates by the news website NewsMaker. | |
| The ruling party came first in central parts of the country, including the capital, Chisinau, and edged into the lead after ballots from the Moldovan diaspora were counted. The opposition received the most votes in the north, as well as in the largely Russian-speaking southern region of Gagauzia and the breakaway Russian-speaking region of Transnistria in the east. | |
| Out of 301 foreign polling stations, Chisinau opened just two in Russia. Only about 4,100 votes were counted there, despite hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens living in the country. Long lines formed in Moscow throughout the day, and after the stations closed, many people were still outside waiting to cast their ballots. | Out of 301 foreign polling stations, Chisinau opened just two in Russia. Only about 4,100 votes were counted there, despite hundreds of thousands of Moldovan citizens living in the country. Long lines formed in Moscow throughout the day, and after the stations closed, many people were still outside waiting to cast their ballots. |
| The residents of Transnistria have complained that the authorities in Chisinau blocked bridges across the Dniester River to prevent them from reaching polling stations. | |
| Officials in Chisinau and Brussels hailed the election as a democratic milestone, while the opposition alleges wide-scale manipulation. | |
| Sandu, first elected in 2020 and narrowly re-elected in 2024, has faced recurring claims of presiding over electoral irregularities. Opposition groups insist that decisive votes last year came from Moldovans living in EU countries. At the same time, Moscow accused Chisinau of disenfranchising citizens living in Russia, where only a handful of polling stations were opened compared with hundreds across Western Europe. | Sandu, first elected in 2020 and narrowly re-elected in 2024, has faced recurring claims of presiding over electoral irregularities. Opposition groups insist that decisive votes last year came from Moldovans living in EU countries. At the same time, Moscow accused Chisinau of disenfranchising citizens living in Russia, where only a handful of polling stations were opened compared with hundreds across Western Europe. |
| Just days ahead of the vote, the Central Election Commission barred two more opposition parties – Greater Moldova and Heart of Moldova – accusing them of taking undeclared foreign funds and violating campaign rules. They join a growing list: the Victory Bloc was deregistered earlier in 2025, and the SOR Party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in June 2023. | Just days ahead of the vote, the Central Election Commission barred two more opposition parties – Greater Moldova and Heart of Moldova – accusing them of taking undeclared foreign funds and violating campaign rules. They join a growing list: the Victory Bloc was deregistered earlier in 2025, and the SOR Party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court in June 2023. |
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