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Moldova Counts Votes in Pivotal Election as Partial Results Put Pro‑EU PAS Ahead

Turnout topped 51% following reports of cyber and bomb threats that were contained.

People vote as members of a local electoral commission visit their home during Moldova's parliamentary elections in the town of Durlesti, Moldova September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza
Igor Dodon, leader of Moldova's Party of Socialists and one of the leaders of the Patriotic Electoral Bloc, speaks to his supporters outside the office of Central Electoral Commission, after polling stations closed during the parliamentary elections in Chisinau, Moldova September 28, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza
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Overview

  • With roughly 80% of ballots counted, a partial tally showed the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity at about 44.5% and the pro‑Russian Patriotic Bloc near 27.8%, leaving PAS short of a clear majority.
  • Officials reported overall participation of about 51.9%, including roughly 1.59 million voters and about 264,000 casting ballots abroad.
  • Cybersecurity services said election infrastructure and government systems faced cyberattacks, and authorities investigated fake bomb threats at overseas polling sites that temporarily disrupted operations.
  • In the run‑up, prosecutors conducted hundreds of searches into alleged illicit financing, the election commission struck two pro‑Russian parties from the ballot over funding irregularities, and police detained suspected organizers of post‑vote unrest.
  • Patriotic Bloc co‑leader Igor Dodon urged supporters to rally outside parliament on Monday and alleged plans to annul the vote, while Russia denied interference and election monitors prepared to review results on Monday.