Pro-EU PAS defeats pro-Russian bloc in Moldova’s parliamentary elections

They can be viewed here.

The following parties are guaranteed seats in Moldova’s parliament:

• The pro-European ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) — 50.16%.
• The opposition Patriotic Bloc, formed by the Communist and Socialist parties and oriented toward Russia, with the red star as its emblem — 24.19%.
• The centrist Alternative bloc — 7.97%.
• The populist Our Party — 6.20%.
• The liberal Dignity and Truth Platform Party (PPDA) — 5.62%.

All other participants scored 1% or less.

The electoral threshold is 5% for parties and 7% for blocs.

At foreign polling stations, PAS has an absolute majority. Based on 99.34% of overseas precincts processed, the CEC reports 78.51% of votes for PAS and only 5.53% for the Communists-Socialists.

Thus, the ruling party, which until now had a single-party majority, has a chance to again form the government on its own, as PAS can already count on 49 seats, while 51 are needed for a parliamentary majority.

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.

• The leader of the pro-Kremlin left-wing Patriotic Bloc, head of the Socialist Party Igor Dodon, called on Communist and Socialist supporters to gather at parliament on September 29 to “defend the victory.”
• Moldovan police assure they are prepared for such scenarios.