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| Ahead of the poll, the pro-Western government has banned several opposition parties, with critics accusing it of foul play | Ahead of the poll, the pro-Western government has banned several opposition parties, with critics accusing it of foul play |
| Moldova, a small former Soviet republic sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, is heading to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary contest which has been billed as a turning point in its history. | |
| More than 35% of eligible voters have already cast their ballots, according to the Central Electoral Commission. The electoral body has certified the validity of the vote. | |
| The residents of the predominately Russian-speaking breakaway region of Transnistria have complained that the authorities in Chisinau have blocked bridges across the Dniester River in order to prevent them from reaching polling stations. | |
| Officials in Chisinau and Brussels present it as a democratic milestone, while the opposition contends the script has been pre-written. | Officials in Chisinau and Brussels present it as a democratic milestone, while the opposition contends the script has been pre-written. |
| The race pits President Maia Sandu’s pro-EU Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) against the Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), which is campaigning for Moldova’s constitutional neutrality. | The race pits President Maia Sandu’s pro-EU Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) against the Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), which is campaigning for Moldova’s constitutional neutrality. |
| 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. |
| On Friday, 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. | On Friday, 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. |