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Moldova’s Pro‑EU PAS Wins Majority as Officials Detail Unprecedented Russian Meddling

Authorities say security services blunted a sprawling online‑cyber campaign targeting the vote.

Overview

  • The Electoral Commission’s count shows Maia Sandu’s PAS won about 50.20% of the parliamentary vote.
  • OSCE observers described hybrid threats as unprecedented, while Moscow denied interference and Sergei Lavrov claimed the election was manipulated.
  • A senior security source reported denial‑of‑service floods generating over 16 million sessions and brief outages affecting parliament and emergency‑service sites.
  • Officials plan grid upgrades, new power lines and faster renewable deployment toward a 30% target by decade’s end, alongside swift prosecutions of alleged saboteurs.
  • Results underscored regional splits, with the pro‑Russian Patriotic Bloc taking 24% nationally and 82% in Gagauzia, as protests continued and reporting tied opposition backing to Ilan Shor.