Overview

• Polling runs from 07:00 to 21:00 with 1,973 stations nationwide, including 12 for Transnistrian voters, and only two locations operating in Moscow for citizens in Russia.
• Authorities reported anonymous bomb threats and the electoral commission relocated several precincts serving Transnistrian voters, while opposition figures called the moves a pretext that curtails access.
• The pedestrian section of the Rybnitsa–Rezina bridge was reported closed, contributing to long queues and complaints of obstacles for residents crossing from Transnistria to vote.
• Overseas allegations surfaced as the Telegram channel Real Chisinau claimed ballot boxes in parts of Europe filled unusually quickly and Sputnik Moldova highlighted social‑media videos suggesting the same people queued at multiple Verona sites, with these claims unverified.
• Moldova denied accreditation to Russian short‑term observers and Moscow protested, as President Maia Sandu accused Russia of trying to buy votes and Igor Dodon alleged Western interference.