Chisinau, Moldova (AP) – Moldova’s pro-western governing party wins a clear parliamentary majority, defeating Russian parent group election It was widely seen as a tough choice between the East and West.
As almost all polling station reports were counted on Monday, election data showed the pro-EU action and solidarity party (PAS) accounted for 50.1% of the vote, with Russia’s patriotic election bloc being 24.2%. The Russian-friendly alternative block came in third, followed by a party of populists. Party parties in right-wing democracy also won enough votes to enter Congress.
The nervous vote on Sunday was pitted Governance PA Against some Russian-friendly enemies, but there are no viable pro-European partners. Election data shows that the party reveals the majority of around 55 of the 101 seats in Parliament.
President Maiasandu, who founded the PAS in 2016, could choose to have some continuity by nominating Prime Minister Dorinressine, an economist who piloted the Moldovan government through multiple crises. Since 2023. Recean previously served as Sandu’s defense and security advisor.
Elections were widely regarded as Moldovan’s geopolitical choice. This is during the road to the European Union, or drifting into the fold in Moscow.
Christian Cantil, an associate professor of international relations at the University of Auckland, told The Associated Press that the PAS victory is “a clear victory for Moldova’s pro-European forces and ensures continuity in pursuing the ultimate goal of EU integration in the coming years.”
“The majority of the PAS must form a coalition where the party is unstable and would have slowed the pace of reforms to join the EU,” he said, adding that “Moldova will remain in a difficult geopolitical environment characterized by Russia’s attempts to pull it back to its range of influence.”
The results of Sunday’s high stakes vote were notable given Moldovan authorities repeatedly claim that Russia was engaged in a vast “hybrid war” to try to shake up the outcome. Moldova applied to join the EU in 2022 in the wake of a full-scale invasion of Russia’s Ukraine, and was given the candidate position that year. Brussels I agreed to hold membership negotiations last year.
The alleged Russian scheme includes coordination of a massive voting buying scheme, more than 1,000 cyberattacks on this year’s key government infrastructure, plans to incite riots over Sunday’s elections, and A vast online disinformation campaign Shaking voters.
in Interview with the APdays before the vote, PAS leader Igor Gros also warned of Russian interference, saying that Sunday’s results would define the future of the country “for years and years, not just for the next four years.”
“But I believe in Moldovan’s spirit of determination and mobilization at home and at his diaspora,” he said.
Election Day was plagued by a series of incidents ranging from bomb threats at multiple polling stations overseas to cyberattacks of elections and government infrastructure, to those where voters were illegally transported to polling stations. Three people were also in custody and suspected they planned to cause anxiety after the vote.
By 2028, PAS has campaigned with the pledge to continue the Moldova path to EU membership, double its revenues, modernize infrastructure and fight corruption.
After legislative elections, the president of Moldova can generally appoint a prime minister from a major political party or bloc, which can attempt to form a new government. The proposed government requires parliamentary approval.
According to the Central Election Commission, around 1.6 million, or about 52.1% of eligible voters, have acquired the right to vote, of which 280,000 come from voting at polling stations established overseas.
