Overview

• Election authorities said turnout reached 52% by 21:00, confirming the vote’s validity as polling closed across the country and continued at some overseas stations.
• Observer group Promo‑Lex reported 247 alleged violations, including organized transport of voters, illegal campaigning and attempted bribery, which the CEC characterized as minor incidents.
• Courts and the CEC removed contenders shortly before voting, upholding the disqualification of Great Moldova and barring Heart of Moldova over alleged financing issues.
• Access for key constituencies was reordered as polling sites for Transnistria and Russia were cut or moved after anonymous bomb threats, prompting long queues and complaints, while a Telegram channel alleged unusually full diaspora ballot boxes early in the day.
• Opposition activists rallied at Moldova’s Foreign Ministry in Chisinau alleging falsifications and observer restrictions, as preliminary CEC data with most protocols counted showed PAS leading ahead of the Patriotic bloc and several smaller parties.