“Russian disinformation failed”: Zelenskyy congratulates Maia Sandu on election win

He made this statement on his official Telegram channel.

Zelenskyy spoke with Maia Sandu and wished her success following the pro-European party’s win.

“These elections showed that Russia’s destabilizing activity loses, while Moldova in Europe wins. Russian subversion, constant disinformation – none of this worked. It is important that Moldova was effective in defending itself against threats together with all who helped,” Zelenskyy said.

He emphasized that Ukraine will always support Moldova.

“We always support Moldova. We will continue working together. Jointly overcoming challenges and building a future where our peoples have strong prospects – in security, in the economy, and therefore in social life,” added the Ukrainian president.

After the parliamentary vote, the Moldovan Central Election Commission published interactive results from polling stations. As of 09:50 a.m., 99.91% of protocols were processed. The pro-European PAS received 50% of the votes, while the pro-Russian bloc of communists and socialists got 24%.

A total of 1.6 million citizens voted in the parliamentary elections, with turnout around 52%

After 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova released the first voting statistics from the parliamentary elections.

A total of 1,594,498 voters cast their ballots (including 263,000 abroad), with maximum turnout at 51.96%. These figures appeared on the official website of the Commission after 9:00 p.m.

Women (54.36% of voters) were reported to have voted more actively than men (45.64%).

49.7% of voters were people aged 18 to 45 who, according to previous polls, are most interested in keeping Moldova on course toward EU and NATO membership.

Polling stations in the country closed at 9:00 p.m. (the same time as in Kyiv), while voting abroad continued until 9:00 p.m. local time.