Overview

• Moldova’s intelligence service flagged a network led by fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor for laundering millions through banks to bribe voters during last year’s elections
• Authorities have identified deepfake disinformation, cyberattacks and paid protests among the Kremlin’s main tactics to sway public opinion
• Moldova’s Central Election Commission this month refused to register the pro-Russian Victory bloc for breaching electoral financing laws
• The Victory bloc, formed by four pro-Russian parties and backed by Shor, aims to unseat Sandu’s EU-aligned Party of Action and Solidarity
• Sandu has urged citizens and international partners to strengthen democratic safeguards to protect Moldova’s sovereignty and European integration prospects