Overview

• With more than 99% of ballots counted, the election commission reported PAS at about 50.0% and the pro‑Russian Patriot Bloc around 24%, ensuring PAS an absolute majority.
• Alternativa (~8%), Nostru (~6%) and PPDA (~6%) also crossed the 5% threshold to enter the 101‑seat parliament, while PAS’s share fell compared with 2021.
• Turnout was roughly 52%, and officials noted that ballots from the diaspora, which typically lean pro‑European, were a key factor.
• Authorities cited large‑scale cyberattacks on election systems, fake bomb threats at foreign polling sites and evidence of organized voter transport, and police have linked alleged vote‑buying networks to exiled businessman Ilan Shor.
• Patriot Bloc leader Igor Dodon called for protests, investigations into alleged interference continue, and initial assessments from international observers are expected.