Los Proeuropere They have won the Moldavas parliamentary elections This Sunday, in elections considered decisive for the direction of the country. The President’s party Maia SanduSolidarity Action (PAS), has reached 48% of the votes, which allows it to maintain the absolute majority that until now held. Thanks to this triumph, the government can keep Gugináu out of the orbit of Moscow and continue its integration process in the European Union.
On the other side, the Proruso Patriotic Electoral Block (Bep) has established itself as an opposition force, achieving 25%. Thirdly, with 8.45%, the National Alternative Movement (MAS) of the mayor of the capital, Ion Ceban, which had called to vote against the PAS has been placed. The fourth has been our party, with 6 % of the votes. It has also exceeded the threshold of 5%, necessary to occupy a seat in Parliament, the young democracy party at home.
The absolute majority of the PAS, achieved by exceeding more than the 51 -seats necessary, allows you to face the coalition formation with less difficulty that the surveys predicted. With this decisive weight in the camera, the PAS can also maintain the Moldavia candidacy for the twenty -seven cluba process that requires years of concerted legislative efforts and good relations with Brussels.
Despite this victory, Solidarity Action has lost ground since 2021, mainly due to the country’s economic difficulties, One of the poorest in Europe. Moldova is an ancient Soviet republic of 2.4 million inhabitants. Affected by the war in neighboring Ukraine, the alleged Russian interference and the shortage of energy, it has been polarizing its citizens for a long time.
The elections have been marked by high citizen participation, both inside and outside Moldova. In the state territory they have voted more than 1.6 million people and abroad, more than 270,000. The results of this Sunday give confidence to the PAS, although the votes of the expatriate molds could take more than a day to reach the country. Precisely, the vote of the Proeuropea diaspora was key in 2024 to carry out the referendum on the entrance within the community borders, an objective that Gusináu wants to meet by 2030.
Igor Dodon, of the patriotic block, is proclaimed winner
El Exprescent Moldovan Igor Dodon (2016-2020), one of the leaders of the patriotic bloc, has proclaimed itself the winner immediately after the vote. He has urged the opposition parties and civil society to “convene a peaceful demonstration in front of Parliament“On Monday at noon” to defend the citizen vote. “With speaker in his hand, he has appeared before the Electoral Commission to threaten not to recognize the electoral results” if any falsification occurs during the night. ”
In the regions of Gagauzia and Transnistria The prorous opposition is traditionally imposed on Europeanists and this Sunday has not been an exception. Both territories, related to the interests of the Kremlin, perceive their identity threatened and usually criticize Moldova’s orientation towards the European Union. They maintain narrower political and social ties with Moscow than with the rest of the country and, after the elections, the Transnistria authorities have accused the Moldavo Government of numerous attempts to limit the vote of the region’s residents.
Cross accusations with Moscow
This trend was already evidenced during the campaign, marked by mutual accusations of Manipulation and intimidation. In the days prior to the vote, the electoral authorities expelled two prorous parties of the polls after complaints of illegal financing. The government warned the Moldavos that Russia had tried to influence the vote through misinformation and the purchase of votes. For his part, the founder of Telegram, Pável Dúrov, reported pressures to censor critical channels with the government.
During the election day, Moscow criticized the opening of only two electoral schools in Russian territory, where hundreds of thousands of molds live. Despite this complaint, Moscow has denied any interference in Moldova.
The elections have also been surrounded by concerns about the purchase of votes, the riots and an “unprecedented misinformation campaign” attributed to Russia, according to the European Union. Moscow denied the accusations, while the Moldova opposition, mostly Prorrusa, accused the PAS of planning fraud.
The Moldova cybersecurity service also declared this Sunday to have detected several attempts to attack electoral infrastructure, which were “neutralized in real time.” After voting in Gusináu, Maia Sandu readvirmed about a “huge Russian interference” and told the press that his country was “in danger.”
