Overview

• With about 70% of ballots counted, the Central Electoral Commission reports PAS at roughly 44% and the pro‑Russian Patriot Bloc near 28%, with turnout above half of registered voters, according to Le Figaro’s readout of official tallies.
• Authorities and EU officials denounce an unprecedented Russian interference campaign featuring disinformation, alleged vote‑buying and AI‑generated content, accusations that Moscow rejects as baseless.
• Police say they have conducted more than 600 searches since August 1 tied to electoral corruption and destabilisation, making dozens of arrests and seizing cash, weapons and tents in recent raids targeting pro‑Russian networks.
• Analysts caution that diaspora participation and ballots cast by residents of the separatist Transnistria region could still shift the outcome, raising the prospect of a fragmented parliament and political instability.
• Independent researchers and journalists, including WatchDog, BBC and NewsGuard, have documented large‑scale fake and automated accounts pushing false narratives about President Maia Sandu and the government’s EU drive.