Overview

• Chisinau’s Appellate Chamber suspended the ‘Heart of Moldova’ party for 12 months at the ministry’s request, a ruling read by Judge Roman Paskari.
• The party’s lawyer, Faddei Nagacevschi, said they will appeal to the High Court of Justice and submit a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights.
• The Central Election Commission had flagged concerns about the party’s funding, though its financial audit remains unfinished.
• Opposition leaders Igor Dodon, Irina Vlah and Vasilii Tarlev led a Patriotic Bloc march in central Chisinau that organizers said drew over 5,000 people, and the bloc says its participation in the Sept. 28 vote continues.
• Vlah denounced the suspension as a political order, and Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova argued that anti‑Russia rhetoric in Moldova’s campaign lacks public support.