Sunday’s high-stakes ballot was to some extent a litmus test for the Moldovan authorities in countering what they have long alleged is a massive “hybrid war” conducted by Russia, which they accused of spending “hundreds of millions” of euros to try to seize power in Moldova and ultimately derail the country’s EU path. Igor Grosu, the leader of Party of Action and Solidarity, said after polls closed that “Russia’s attempts to hijack the electoral process have been huge” and that state institutions made efforts to ensure the security and integrity of the voting. Igor Dodon, a former president and a member of the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc, called for a protest in front of the Parliament building on Monday, and later alleged after polls closed that the pro-Western ruling party “is now in panic and is considering various pretexts, excuses and scenarios that go beyond the law and democratic norms.”
Author: Stephen McGrath, Associated Press
Published at: 2025-09-28 22:53:01
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