Overview

• With 99.52% of ballots counted, official results show PAS at 50.03% versus 24.26% for the pro‑Russian Bloc Patriótico, according to the Central Electoral Commission.
• Voter turnout at the close of polls was 51.9%, slightly below the 52.3% recorded in 2021.
• Moldova’s cybersecurity service reported multiple attempts to attack electoral infrastructure that were neutralized in real time without affecting services.
• Authorities intensified security operations in recent weeks, detaining 74 people over alleged illegal financing and efforts linked to Russia to foment unrest.
• European integration versus renewed alignment with Moscow framed the vote, with the presence of Russian troops in breakaway Transnistria underscoring the security stakes.