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Moldovan President: Election results are a strong mandate for our EU accession process

Moldova: The protest at Parliament began with provocations. A man shouting “Slava Ukraini” was removed from the crowd by carabineers just as PSRM leader Igor Dodon started speaking to the press

The pro-European party of Moldovan President Maia Sandu is heading for victory and a new majority in parliament after a campaign mired with claims of Russian interference. Pro-Russian bloc is far behind

Moldova elections: 1,475,031 votes were processed (95% of the votes cast). Ruling party took first place, followed by the Patriotic Bloc in second place. Alternative came in third, and Our Party came in fourth. Democracy at Home came in last.

Polling stations in Moldova closed at 9:00 PM. A total of 1,327,084 citizens voted within the country. Turnout was 51.90%.

By 9:00 a.m., 112,320 voters had cast their ballots in Moldova. Of these, 49.62% were women and 50.38% were men. Currently, the most active voters are citizens aged 35-45 and 46-55.

The Moldovan Central Election Commission has removed the Moldova Mare party from the parliamentary elections. The decision was made following complaints against the party and a journalistic investigation that pointed to the involvement of Ilan Shor and Moscow in financing the political party's activities.

Maia Sandu: This Sunday, Moldova heads into its most consequential election. Its outcome will decide whether we consolidate our democracy and join the EU, or whether Russia drags us back into a grey zone, making us a regional risk. Moldova's future must be decided by Moldovans, not Moscow

Today Moldova denied entry to Georgian pro-government TV channel Imedi

We are a peace-loving people, but we want to live freely in our independent country, – Zelensky at the UN. "That is why we invest in defense, for many nations there is no other way." "International law does not work if you do not have influential friends who are ready to defend it" "What can Sudan, Somalia or Palestine or any other people living in war really expect from the UN For decades – only statements" "Europe cannot afford to lose Moldova, it is very important to remember how the world ignored the need to help Georgia after the Russian attack"

Russian Foreign Intelligence service accused Europe in preparing of occupation of Moldova, and that French and British troops have been already deployed in Odesa for this

This evening, Maia Sandu, the pro-EU president of Moldova, delivered an unprecedented address to the nation following today’s large-scale arrests of pro-Russian agents across the country: "In all solemnity, I have to inform you that the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and future of our country are in grave and immediate danger. The Kremlin has spent hundreds of millions in an attempt to destabilize and spread violence and fear across the Moldova. I am addressing all loyal citizens: do not permit the surrender of our country. Russia is not acting alone, they have many accomplices here in Moldova, traitors to their homeland that will sell it for a profit, as they have done before. These men don't have a country, they don't believe in Europe or in Russia, they believe in nothing but money."

Moldovan authorities have been conducting near-daily operations in recent weeks to counter Russian and fugitive oligarch Shor's interference in the September 28 parliamentary election campaign. To date, there have been more than 250 raids targeting more than 100 individuals.

Alexandru Bălan, 47, former Deputy Director of Moldova's security service, has been detained in Romania on charges of treason. Romanian authorities accuse him of transmitting classified state secrets to Belarus's KGB in return for money

Macron, Merz, Tusk have arrived in Moldova for Independence Day

Prime-minister of Poland Donald Tusk and Chancellor of Germany Merz are in Chisinau, Moldova

US Defends Moldova’s Sovereignty Amid Russian Interference Claims. “Moldovans have a right to decide for themselves on their leaders and their future,” a Department of the State spokesperson tells

The court sentenced the head of Gagauzia, Eugenia Gutsul, to 7 years in prison in the case of illegal financing of the Shor party

Moldovan President Sandu said that Russia is preparing to interfere in the Moldovan parliamentary elections. These elections are scheduled to be held in the republic on September 28.

Vladimir Plahotniuc was detained in Greece

Chisinau mayor Ion Ceban is banned entry to Romania and the Schengen area due to security concerns. Ceban says he is now pro-European despite protesting against Moldova’s EU Association Agreement in Bruxelles in 2014

Trump: It is possible that Putin has territorial ambitions outside of Ukraine

Leaders of several countries arrived in Odesa to participate in Ukraine - South-Eastern Europe forum. Among the guests: President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic, President of Romania Nicusor Dan, President of Moldova Maia Sandu

EU Commission today received the final notification from Ukraine on all laws passed to be part of the EU's "roam like home" area for mobile phone users. Moldova will soon notify as well. Ukraine and Moldova will join this area on 1 Jan, 2026

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry is expelling the Russian co-chairman of the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria from the country, - the Russian ambassador said.

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry has declared three employees of the Russian Embassy personae non gratae.

The Russian Embassy in Moldova helped a pro-Russian MP escape after he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. They smuggled him out as "trash" into Transnistria — a region not controlled by Chișinău

Head of Gagauziya Yevgeniya Gutsul was arrested for 20 days by the court in the corruption case

Bashkan of Gagauzia Eugenia Gutsul detained at Chisinau International Airport for 72 hours, - spokesperson of anticorruption bureau

The European Parliament has approved a draft according to which Moldova will receive 1.9 billion euros in aid, this amount is part of Economic Growth Plan of Moldova