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Moldova’s Ruling PAS Retains Majority as Voters Endorse EU Path

European leaders hailed the outcome as a clear pro‑European choice.

La présidente moldave, Maia Sandu, le 28 septembre 2025, lors des élections législatives.
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Overview

  • Official results show PAS at 50.2% with a projected 55 of 101 seats, ahead of the pro‑Russian Patriotic Bloc at about 24.2% and MAS near 8%.
  • President Maia Sandu called the vote a strong mandate for accession talks with the European Union.
  • The Patriotic Bloc led in the north, in the autonomous region of Gagauzia and in Transnistria, reflecting stark regional divides.
  • Roughly 215,000 diaspora voters turned out, a factor credited by local media with boosting PAS in several districts.
  • The OSCE said the election was competitive despite irregularities and unprecedented hybrid threats, as authorities reported raids, arrests and a yearlong suspension of the pro‑Russian Cœur de la Moldavie party while opposition figures and Moscow alleged restricted voting and filed complaints.