PAS Narrowly Wins Majority Amid Interference

Moldova’s pro‑EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) narrowly won a parliamentary majority with roughly 50.0–50.2% of the vote, securing about 55 of 101 seats. President Maia Sandu and leaders in the EU and Ukraine hailed the outcome as a boost to Moldova’s European trajectory and framed the vote as a geopolitical choice between Brussels and Moscow. Observers reported extensive allegations of a “hybrid” campaign attributed to Russia — including coordinated cyberattacks, disinformation and other pressure — which Moscow denies; authorities also reported fake bomb threats at foreign polling stations that were detected and neutralized. Critics and opposition figures alleged irregularities including bans on some opposition groups, arrests of regional officials and restricted diaspora voting (notably limited polling in Russia), and former president Igor Dodon and the pro‑Russian Patriotic Bloc have disputed the result and called for protests. Analysts warned PAS’s slim majority is fragile and could leave the parliament polarized and vulnerable to further destabilization, potentially complicating government formation and the EU integration agenda.