Overview

• Moldova entered a campaign silence day ahead of the September 28 parliamentary vote, with police pledging to monitor violations and secure all polling stations as 23 competitors vie for seats.
• Opposition leader Igor Dodon told TASS the campaign featured unprecedented EU interference, including open backing for the ruling PAS and threats to halt loans and grants.
• Dodon alleged misuse of administrative resources, widespread police searches and arrests targeting opponents, state dominance over media, and a politicized central election commission.
• The CEC expanded overseas polling stations to 301 from 234, mostly in Western countries, while maintaining just two sites in Russia, a move opposition figures say could restrict voter access after last year’s long Moscow lines.
• Dodon said about 864,000 ballots are set for foreign stations versus roughly 2.7 million for domestic voting, and Russia’s foreign ministry signaled readiness to facilitate participation for Moldovan citizens in the country.