Overview
- Provisional CEC results show the pro‑EU PAS in first place with roughly 42–44% of the vote, short of an outright majority in the 101‑seat parliament.
- Turnout topped 51–52%, with more than 1.5 million voters participating, marking the highest participation of recent parliamentary cycles.
- Authorities and analysts cited a coordinated interference campaign attributed to Russia, including disinformation, vote‑buying efforts, intimidation and hacking attempts.
- Government sites, including the Central Electoral Commission, faced over 14 million cyberattack attempts the night before voting, and bomb threats briefly halted diaspora voting in Rome, Bucharest and Alicante.
- Observers logged hundreds of procedural violations, and opposition figure Igor Dodon called for street protests, setting up contentious coalition talks with smaller parties such as Alternativa, PPDA and Our Party.