Overview

• Electoral authorities confirmed 21 authorised participants for Moldova’s September 28 parliamentary election.
• Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk are visiting Chisinau for independence day events to signal support for Moldova’s EU trajectory.
• Maia Sandu and security officials allege Kremlin-linked meddling, including an estimated $100 million routed via cryptocurrency for vote buying.
• An openly pro-Russian bloc tied to fugitive magnate Ilan Shor has been barred from the race, while the Patriotic and Alternative blocs remain in contention.
• Polling indicates Sandu’s PAS could drop from 61 seats to roughly 41, with diaspora ballots expected to play an outsized role.