Moldova's pro-EU party wins key election after Russian meddling claims

Moldova's ruling pro-EU party won parliamentary elections with the backing of more than half of voters, according to near-complete results on Monday, for polls overshadowed by accusations of Russian interference in the ex-Soviet country. The small...

Moldova Held Elections on Sunday. Russia Tried to Rig Them.

Sunday’s election for the 101-seat Moldovan parliament was a victory for pro-European politics in the country of 2.4 million people, wedged between Romania and Ukraine. The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which advocates for joining the...

Babiš poised for a comeback

Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Nicoletta Ionta with Eddy Wax in Brussels. Need-to-knows: Czechia: Andrej Babiš’ ANO party leads as voters head to a two-day parliamentary election Sanctions: EU diplomats eye Schengen travel curbs for Moscow envoys...

Naoise wrestles her way to eighth place in Greece

Naoise McManus from the Erne Wrestling Club finished eighth place at the Under-17 Beach Wrestling World Championships in Greece. Posted: 10:00 am October 3, 2025 IN a formidable display of athleticism and grit, Naoise McManus from the Erne...

EUROPEAN SPORTS WEEK STARTED IN MOLDOVA

From September 30 to October 5, 2025, the Republic of Moldova hosts the European Sports Week, an annual initiative of the European Commission. It is aimed at promoting such key values as respect, solidarity, perseverance and fair play. The EU...

Moldova's pro-EU party wins vote mired in claims of Russian interference

Sarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondent in Chisinau and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in London ShareSave Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned voters their democracy was young and fragile and Russia endangered it The...

Pro-European party wins Moldovan elections; hromadske gets banned in Hungary: September 29 latest

Moldova's pro-European party, led by the current President Maia Sandu, won parliamentary elections. Hungary banned several Ukrainian media outlets, including hromadske. Ukraine destroyed a Russian Mi-8 helicopter using an FPV drone. Pro-European...

Moldovan Diaspora in Bulgaria Votes in Parliamentary Elections

Members of Moldovan diaspora in Bulgaria are exercising their right to vote in the parliamentary elections at the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in Sofia on Sunday. The elections are considered a turning point for the former Soviet republic,...

Moldova holds parliamentary elections on September 28. Why they matter

Parliamentary elections are being held in Moldova on September 28, which will elect 101 deputies with a mandate for 4 years. Earlier, Moldovan President Maia Sandu spoke about Russiaʼs intentions to intervene and influence the outcome of the vote....

Was democracy really ‘saved’ in Moldova?

From Brussels to Chisinau, sighs of relief gave way to open rejoicing as it became clear that Moldova’s pro-EU governing party had not only won Sunday’s parliamentary election but also retained an overall majority. Provisional results gave the...

Moldova’s pro-EU party pulls ahead of pro-Russian opposition in high-stakes election

Open this photo in gallery:People vote at a polling station during Moldova's parliamentary election in Chisinau, on Sunday.Vladislav Culiomza/Reuters Moldova’s ruling party pulled ahead of the pro-Russian opposition as votes cast in a key...

Moldova at a Crossroads: Russia’s “all in” against Chișinău’s European Future

While Russia has militarily invaded Ukraine, Moldova is facing an unprecedented hybrid war orchestrated by the Kremlin. Experts believe that Moscow is likely to invest significantly in efforts to manipulate the country’s upcoming parliamentary...

‘Like it had been put on Earth specially for me’: readers’ favourite European city breaks

Sibiu, Romania’s medieval treasure Sibiu, the former capital of Transylvania, proved a wonderful place to visit. The city’s old town is on a hill, with every other building in the three main squares and the sidestreets seemingly a historic...

Moldovans Vote in Tense Polls

Moldovans began voting on Sunday in crucial parliamentary elections that will determine whether the country, an EU candidate, continues on its pro-European path or shifts closer to Moscow. The current government and the European Union have both...

Discover Moldova with #MOLDPRES: Beșalma - Gagauz village that keeps tradition and cultural identity alive

Step into Gagauz world: National Museum of History and Ethnography in Beșalma In the south of the Republic of Moldova, just a few kilometers from Comrat, lies the village of Beșalma, known for a special tourist attraction: the National Gagauz...

Moldovans Vote In Choice Between EU Integration And Russian Influence

CHISINAU -- Moldovans began voting in key parliamentary elections facing a choice of two paths: continuing toward joining the European Union or veering toward Russia amid widespread reports of campaign meddling by the Kremlin. Polls opened at 7...

Only EU membership will secure Moldova’s future

‘The European path of Moldova must go on,’ a young Moldovan politician texted me as their parliamentary election results began to roll in yesterday. His party PAS, the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, won. The race was not as close as...

The pro-European party won Moldova’s election but obstacles to join the EU remain

In the end, the results were better than Moldova’s western allies had dared hope. Sunday’s parliamentary elections saw the pro-EU party of president Maia Sandu win a convincing victory, confirming the westward path of this former Soviet republic...

Serbia arrests two suspected trainers of Moldovan election disrupters

Serbian authorities arrested two people on September 26 on suspicion of training Moldovan and Romanian citizens to carry out unrest during Moldova’s parliamentary elections scheduled for September 28. This is the latest in a series of reported...

Tiny Moldova Slaps Russian Bear on the Snout

In a sharp setback to the Kremlin’s ambitions to recreate a Soviet Union lite, voters in Moldova, a former Soviet republic, decisively cast their lot yesterday with Europe. Confounding pollsters who predicted a dead heat, voters cast twice as many...