Overview

• Provisional tallies show the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity at 50.2% versus 49.8% for opposition forces, with a parliamentary majority likely for PDS pending recounts and appeals.
• A Chisinau court suspended the Great Moldova party for 12 months at the Justice Ministry’s request over alleged external funding, and the party says it will contest the decision.
• Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova condemned the vote as manipulated, citing reports of hundreds of searches and multiple detentions tied to the campaign period.
• Opposition leader Igor Dodon alleges authorities are seeking to disqualify the Democracy at Home party over campaign spending on TikTok, with the CEC slated to hear a police complaint on the case.
• Communist MP Diana Karaman said any boycott of parliamentary mandates would only be meaningful if all opposition factions joined, as parties file numerous complaints over reported irregularities at home and abroad.