Overview

• The Central Election Commission recognized the 28 September parliamentary vote as valid, reporting turnout of about 52.17%.
• With roughly 99.65% of ballots counted, the ruling Party Action and Solidarity (PAS) led with about 50.06%, followed by the pro‑Russian Patriotic Bloc at 24.25% and several smaller parties crossing the threshold.
• Prime Minister Dorin Recean said election‑linked systems faced multiple cyberattacks that were detected and neutralized in real time, while a defensive block on host.md temporarily took about 4,000 Moldovan websites offline.
• Police detained three people over alleged plans to incite post‑vote unrest and regulators barred two pro‑Russian parties from the ballot over suspected illegal financing and vote‑buying.
• Top EU officials publicly congratulated Moldova for choosing a European path, while Ukraine’s leadership warned that a pro‑Russian shift in Chișinău would pose wider regional security risks.