In Moldova’s recent parliamentary elections, the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), led by President Maia Sandu, is poised to achieve a new majority. With the majority of votes processed, PAS secured 50% of the electorate, projected to translate into 54 parliamentary seats. These elections are viewed as pivotal for the nation’s aspirations towards European Union membership.
President Sandu had previously expressed concerns regarding “massive Russian interference” in the electoral process, stressing the nascent and delicate nature of Moldova’s democracy. Meanwhile, the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc garnered less than 25% of the vote.
Socialist party leader Igor Dodon raised allegations of voting obstructions, claiming that pro-Moscow voters, particularly within the breakaway region of Transnistria, faced “all sorts of harassment, stopping them from voting,” and insisted on the respect of their votes.
Source: www.bbc.com