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Moldova Votes in Parliamentary Elections Testing Its Europe-or-Russia Course

Alleged Russian interference looms over a vote that could end PAS’s solo rule.

In Moldau hat die Parlamentswahl begonnen, bei der die Bürgerinnen und Bürger auch über eine weitere Annäherung der EU oder eine Hinwendung zu Russland entscheiden.
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In Moldau bestimmen die Bürgerinnen und Bürger am Sonntag über ihr künftiges Parlament und damit über eine weitere Annäherung an die EU oder eine Hinwendung zu Russland.

Overview

  • Polling stations opened Sunday as the EU candidate country chooses between a pro‑European path and a stronger tilt toward Moscow.
  • President Maia Sandu accuses Russia of spending hundreds of millions of euros to finance parties, bribe voters and recruit youths for destabilization.
  • More than 70 people were detained in nationwide raids this week, with investigators saying some suspects trained with weapons in Serbia.
  • The Central Election Commission barred the pro‑Russian Heart of Moldova from the ballot over alleged financing violations.
  • PAS holds 63 of 101 seats and could remain the largest party yet lose its majority, with the Patriotic Block and the Alternativa alliance seen as key challengers.