Overview

• The Party of Action and Solidarity won 50.20% of the vote, according to the Central Electoral Commission, giving it a governing majority.
• OSCE observers said the election was competitive yet marred by foreign interference, illicit financing, cyberattacks and widespread disinformation.
• Security officials reported coordinated cyber incidents tied to Russian networks, including denial-of-service floods exceeding 16 million sessions and brief outages of government sites.
• Authorities barred the pro-Russian Heart of Moldova (PRIM) and Moldova Mare (PMM) parties over alleged voter bribery and illegal financing, as Igor Dodon’s Patriotic Electoral Bloc finished near 24%.
• Officials outlined next steps that include driving EU accession efforts targeting this decade, reinforcing the power grid and renewables expansion, and pursuing swift prosecutions linked to pre‑election probes alongside planning for the Transnistria challenge.