Overview

• Moldova’s Central Election Commission refused accreditation to members of Russia’s Public Chamber and to Russian short‑term participants in the OSCE/ODIHR mission for the 28 September parliamentary vote.
• Russia summoned Moldovan ambassador Lilian Darii and filed a formal protest, saying the decision violates the OSCE Copenhagen Document and a 2002 CIS convention and will be raised at OSCE and ODIHR forums.
• Russian CEC chair Ella Pamfilova called the Moldovan election body’s independence a fiction, and Russian institutions said they will monitor the vote using open sources after being denied accreditation.
• Opposition figures, including Irina Vlah and Vasiliy Bolya, allege political repression and warn of planned ballot manipulation at overseas polling stations, presenting claims that have not been independently verified.
• Transnistrian experts and officials say only 12 polling sites with roughly 23,500 ballots are allocated for residents of the region, which they argue will sharply limit voter access.